Objective: To investigate the sexual function of patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
(PCOS) including the clinical and hormonal characteristics potentially related to sexual dysfunction, in an endocrinology and gynecology ambulatory.
Methodology: Women in ambulatory accompaniment for PCOS (N=88) were sequentially evaluated by means of the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) and the application of structured diagnostic interview MINI (version 4.4) for the identification of mood disorders. The clinical and laboratorial parameters were examined using the patient's medical records.
Results: The incidence of sexual dysfunction was verified (13.3%) and it was observed that the average ASEX score of (14.4 [SD: 3.7]) was comparable to the population with no medical problems. There is a negative correlation between the scores of ASEX and the levels of total testosterone (-0.360), LH (-0.397) and DHEA-S (-0.723).
Conclusion: As the main factors of preservation of the sexual function in our sample were identified as being, the low average age of the patients in treatment and the hyperandrogenism habitually found as a consequence of the physiopathology of PCOS.
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