Study of Sexual Pain Disorders and Related Factors in Women Referred to the Health Centers Covered by Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences



Shahtaheri E¹ ; Nahidi F² ; Azar M³ ; Majd HA⁴ Show Affiliations
Source: Research Journal of Medical Sciences Published:2016

Abstract

Sexual pain disorders are subgroups of sexual dysfunctions which include the two major groups of dyspareunia and vaginismus. Given that one of the purposes of marriage is sexual relationship, dyspareunia is one of the factors that lead to avoidance of sexual experience, limited sexual relationship and complete failure of marriage. Due to importance of the subject, a study was conducted with the purpose of sexual pain disorders and related factors in women referred to the health centers covered by Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran in 2009. This was a descriptive study on 400 women who referred to the health centers covered by Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. To collect data, a questionnaire was used including 126 questions (questions on demographic factors, fertility, history of diseases, a part of Scl-90 about measuring phobic anxiety and anxiety, questions about sexual knowledge and attitude and the FSFI questionnaire) and information form of clinical examination. Multistage sampling method was used for sampling. Validity of the information forms was evaluated by content validity and their reliability was evaluated by test-retest method. To determine the reliability of clinical examination, intra-observer reliability method was used. Using descriptive and inferential statistical tests, data analyses were performed with a confidence level of 95%. The results indicated that 45.2% t of the women had dyspareunia and 1.5% of them had vaginismus. Due to related factors to vaginismus in all the 6 cases through 400 samples (1.5%), levels of phobic anxiety and general anxiety was observed and clear and pathological anxiety was observed in 2 patients that indicate the interference of psychological factors in creation of vaginismus while no physical factors such as diseases, history of surgery or medication therapy was observed in them. In addition in all cases, the fear of entrance of external object to vagina during intercourse was from related factors to vaginismus and there was no sexual harassment history or unpleasant sexual memory observed in women. © Medwell Journals, 2016.