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- Title
RELATIONSHIP OF FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF PERIMENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS ON THE QUALITY OF SEXUAL LIFE OF POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN LIVING IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS.
- Authors
STADNICKA, GRAŻYNA; IWANOWICZ-PALUS, GRAŻYNA; PILEWSKA-KOZAK, ANNA B.
- Abstract
Background: The changes that occur in a woman's body during the perimenopausal period may influence feelings of attractiveness and perception of status in an intimate relationship, which may play a role in overall sexual satisfaction. Aim of the study: The present study aimed to analyze the influence of selected perimenopausal symptoms on the perception of satisfaction with sexual life in urban and rural women. Material and methods: This study included 224 women from urban areas and 106 women from rural areas who were using general practice services. Inclusion criteria were women who had not menstruated for 2-5 years. The measures used were the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) and the Sexual Quality of Life-Female questionnaire (SQoL-F). Spearman's rank correlation coefficient was used to assess the relationship between the severity of perimenopausal symptoms and satisfaction with sexual life. Results: A greater proportion of urban women reported symptoms in the perimenopausal period than rural women. Statistically significant correlations were observed for irritability (P = 0.03) and sexual problems (P = 0.01). However, rural women reported a greater degree of symptom severity. There was a statistically significant difference in severity of somatic and psychological symptoms between urban and rural women. In urban women, the average score for general satisfaction with their sexual life was 62 ± 19.96, whereas the average score for rural women was slightly less, 59 ± 23.56. A statistically significant inverse relationship was observed between the severity of perimenopausal symptoms and quality of sexual life, with values of Spearman's rank correlation coefficients ranging from -0.490 to -0.064. Conclusions: Urban or rural residence had a slight influence on the frequency and severity of perimenopausal symptoms, and severity of symptoms had a significant influence on women's satisfaction with their sexual life.
- Subjects
RURAL geography; POSTMENOPAUSE; CITIES &; towns; RURAL women; SEXUAL excitement; VULVODYNIA
- Publication
Medical Science Pulse, 2020, Vol 14, Issue 4, p4
- ISSN
2544-1558
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5604/01.3001.0014.6555