Female Sexual Dysfunction: Prevalence Among Italian Healthy Women - Full Text View

Female Sexual Dysfunction: Prevalence Among Italian Healthy Women

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Unita Complessa di Ostetricia e Ginecologia, August 2005

Sponsored by:	Unita Complessa di Ostetricia e Ginecologia
Information provided by:	Unita Complessa di Ostetricia e Ginecologia
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00148200

Purpose

Purposes of this study are:

To determine the prevalence of female sexual dysfunctions among Italian general population
To determine which sexual domains are more frequently compromised
To evaluate which of the factors we took into consideration are more frequently associated with FSD

Condition

Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological

MedlinePlus related topics:

Female Sexual Dysfunction

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Screening, Cross-Sectional, Defined Population, Prospective Study

Official Title:	Prevalence of Female Sexual Dysfunctions Among Healthy Women Coming to the University of Bologna Gynecology Clinic as Outpatients.

Further study details as provided by Unita Complessa di Ostetricia e Ginecologia:

Estimated Enrollment:	500
Study Start Date:	February 2005

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Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Female outpatient coming to Gynecology Clinic
Age >18

Exclusion Criteria:

Pregnancy
Never had sexual activity

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00148200

Contacts


Contact: Marta Berra	+39 051 6363716	martaber@gmail.com

Locations


Italy
	Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology - S. Orsola Hospital	Recruiting
	Bologna, Italy, 40138
	Contact: Maria Cristina Meriggiola, MD +390516363716 cristina.meriggiola@unibo.it
	Contact: Marta Berra +390516363716 martaber@gmail.com
	Principal Investigator: Maria Cristina Meriggiola, MD

Sponsors and Collaborators

Unita Complessa di Ostetricia e Ginecologia

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Maria Cristina Meriggiola, MD	University of Bologna

More Information

Publications:

Laumann EO, Paik A, Rosen RC. Sexual dysfunction in the United States: prevalence and predictors. JAMA. 1999 Feb 10;281(6):537-44. Erratum in: JAMA 1999 Apr 7;281(13):1174.

Basson R, Berman J, Burnett A, Derogatis L, Ferguson D, Fourcroy J, Goldstein I, Graziottin A, Heiman J, Laan E, Leiblum S, Padma-Nathan H, Rosen R, Segraves K, Segraves RT, Shabsigh R, Sipski M, Wagner G, Whipple B. Report of the international consensus development conference on female sexual dysfunction: definitions and classifications. J Urol. 2000 Mar;163(3):888-93. Review.

Berman JR, Berman LA, Werbin TJ, Goldstein I. Female sexual dysfunction: anatomy, physiology, evaluation and treatment options. Curr Opin Urol. 1999 Nov;9(6):563-8. Review.

Geiss IM, Umek WH, Dungl A, Sam C, Riss P, Hanzal E. Prevalence of female sexual dysfunction in gynecologic and urogynecologic patients according to the international consensus classification. Urology. 2003 Sep;62(3):514-8.

Abdo CH, Oliveira WM Jr, Moreira ED Jr, Fittipaldi JA. Prevalence of sexual dysfunctions and correlated conditions in a sample of Brazilian women--results of the Brazilian study on sexual behavior (BSSB). Int J Impot Res. 2004 Apr;16(2):160-6.

Najman JM, Dunne MP, Boyle FM, Cook MD, Purdie DM. Sexual dysfunction in the Australian population. Aust Fam Physician. 2003 Nov;32(11):951-4.

Salonia A, Munarriz RM, Naspro R, Nappi RE, Briganti A, Chionna R, Federghini F, Mirone V, Rigatti P, Goldstein I, Montorsi F. Women's sexual dysfunction: a pathophysiological review. BJU Int. 2004 May;93(8):1156-64. Review. No abstract available.

Rosen R, Brown C, Heiman J, Leiblum S, Meston C, Shabsigh R, Ferguson D, D'Agostino R Jr. The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI): a multidimensional self-report instrument for the assessment of female sexual function. J Sex Marital Ther. 2000 Apr-Jun;26(2):191-208.

Wiegel M, Meston C, Rosen R. The female sexual function index (FSFI): cross-validation and development of clinical cutoff scores. J Sex Marital Ther. 2005 Jan-Feb;31(1):1-20.

Bancroft J, Loftus J, Long JS. Distress about sex: a national survey of women in heterosexual relationships. Arch Sex Behav. 2003 Jun;32(3):193-208.

Lightner DJ. Female sexual dysfunction. Mayo Clin Proc. 2002 Jul;77(7):698-702. Review.

Study ID Numbers:	FSD/2005
First Received:	September 2, 2005
Last Updated:	September 7, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00148200
Health Authority:	Italy: National Institute of Health

Keywords provided by Unita Complessa di Ostetricia e Ginecologia:

female sexual dysfunction

desire

arousal

lubrification

orgasm

satisfaction

pain

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological

Mental Disorders

Pain

Healthy

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Sexual and Gender Disorders

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