Sexual function in young women with spontaneous 46,XX primary ovarian insufficiency

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Kalantaridou, S. N.
Vanderhoof, V. H.
Calis, K. A.
Corrigan, E. C.
Troendle, J. F.
Nelson, L. M.

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Fertil Steril

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OBJECTIVE: To assess sexual function in women with spontaneous 46,XX primary ovarian insufficiency after at least 3 months of a standardized hormone replacement regimen. DESIGN: Cross-sectional cohort, controlled. SETTING: National Institutes of Health Clinical Research Center. PATIENT(S): Women with primary ovarian insufficiency (n = 143) and regularly menstruating controls (n = 70). INTERVENTION(S): Self-administered questionnaires, 100 microg/day E(2) patch, oral medroxyprogesterone acetate 10 mg for 12 days each month for patients. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Derogatis Interview for Sexual Function Self-Report (DISF-SR). RESULT(S): Women with primary ovarian insufficiency had significantly lower DISF-SR composite scores compared with control women. Their serum total testosterone levels were significantly correlated with DISF-SR composite score, although this accounted for only 4% of the variance in this measure. Patients with testosterone levels below normal tended to have lower DISF-SR composite scores. Of patients with primary ovarian insufficiency, 9 of 127 (7%) scored below the second percentile on the composite sexual function score, compared with 1 of 49 control women (2%). CONCLUSION(S): As assessed by the DISF-SR, sexual function is in the normal range for most young women with 46,XX spontaneous primary ovarian insufficiency who are receiving physiologic E(2) replacement. However, as a group, these young women score significantly lower on this sexual function scale than control women.

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Administration, Cutaneous, Administration, Oral, Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Double-Blind Method, *Estrogen Replacement Therapy, Estrogens/administration & dosage, Female, Gonadal Dysgenesis, 46,XX/*complications/genetics, Humans, Medroxyprogesterone Acetate/administration & dosage, Primary Ovarian Insufficiency/*drug therapy/genetics/physiopathology, Prospective Studies, Questionnaires, Sexual Behavior/*drug effects, Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological/genetics/physiopathology/*prevention & control, Testosterone/blood, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17961560
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Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικής

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