Female Sexual Dysfunction
Study findings from University of British Columbia broaden understanding of female sexual dysfunction
Published in Women's Health Weekly, August 16th, 2007
In this recent report, researchers in Vancouver, Canada conducted a study "To use the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) to compare female sexual dysfunction in patients with interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC) with that in controls. Consecutive patients with IC and asymptomatic controls were tested for voiding diary voided volumes, Pelvic Pain and Urgency/Frequency Questionnaire scores, and FSFI scores Of the 97 subjects, 75 had IC and 22 were controls."
"The mean age was 38 and 43 years (P 0.09), the voided volume was 165 mL and 294 mL (P <0.0001), and the Pelvic Pain and Urgency/Frequency Questionnaire score was 18 versus 3 (P <0.0001) for the...
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