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Introduction: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a clinical condition that may compromise all phases of the sexual response and cause distress to women, impairing their quality of life. Objective: To determine the relation between sexual function, depression and pain intensity in women with CPP seen at an outpatient clinic specialized in gynecology. ## Patients and Methods: A pilot descriptive study conducted on 30 women with CPP with a mean age of 33±6.37 years. The instruments used were Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS). The Pearson correlation coefficient was used for analysis. The research project was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the institution. Results: Correlations were identified between the BDI scores and the following FSFI domains: desire (r = 0.51;p = 0.0036), excitement (r = 0.63;p = 0.0002) and relationship (r = 0.43;p = 0.0172); and between the VAS scores and the following FSFI domains: lubrication (r = 0.44;p = 0.032) and orgasm (r = 0.42;p = 0.0423). ## Conclusion: The results showed that patients with a hypoactive sexual desire, with dysfunction of excitement and with inadequate relationship

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Author

L. Spica; M. Bendiane; D. Rey; P. Peretti‐Watel

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley; FASEB (ISSN 1090-3801)

Published

2009

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)