Age-Related Prevalence Rates of Sexual Difficulties, Sexual Dysfunctions, and Sexual Distress in Heterosexual Women: Results from an Online Survey in Flanders
Age-Related Prevalence Rates of Sexual Difficulties, Sexual Dysfunctions, and Sexual Distress in Heterosexual Women: Results from an Online Survey in Flanders
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10.1111/jsm.12725
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发表时间：
2015-02-01
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3.5
通讯作者：
Enzlin, Paul
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作者：
Hendrickx, Lies;Gijs, Luk;Enzlin, Paul
尽管与年龄相关的女性性功能障碍的患病率，即性欲、性唤起、性高潮或疼痛方面的困难，偶尔也有研究，但结果大多不一致，但与年龄相关的女性性功能障碍的患病率，即与性困扰相关的性功能障碍的患病率还没有。本研究的目的是提供与年龄相关的性困难和性功能障碍的患病率估计，并提供在异性恋妇女中报告性困难的参与者的比例。方法在线调查包括性困难(即性欲低下，缺乏反应性欲望，润滑困难，缺乏主观性唤起，缺乏或延迟性高潮，和性功能障碍)和相关的性困扰，使我们能够对性功能障碍的受访者进行分类。主要结果衡量性功能量表。结果共有15,048名年龄在16-74岁的异性恋女性生活在佛兰德斯(比利时北部讲荷兰语的地区)完成了在线调查。这项研究表明，在女性中，所有的性困难和所有的性功能障碍都与年龄显著相关。虽然大多数性困难和性功能障碍都会随着年龄的增长而增加，但也有一些表现出与年龄的U型关系。此外，研究还发现，除润滑困难外，性窘迫也与年龄显著相关，且性窘迫在年轻女性中更为常见。结论女性年龄与性困难、性功能障碍和性窘迫之间的关系复杂，值得学者们更多地关注。亨德里克斯·L、吉斯·L和恩兹林·P.异性恋女性性困难、性功能障碍和性困扰的年龄相关患病率：来自佛兰德斯的一项在线调查结果。J Sex Med 2015；12：424-435。
IntroductionAlthough age-related prevalence rates of female sexual difficulties, i.e., difficulties with sexual desire, arousal, orgasm, or pain have occasionally been studiedwith mostly inconsistent resultsthe age-related prevalence rates of female sexual dysfunctions, i.e., sexual difficulties that are associated with sexual distress, have not. Moreover, the association of age with sexual distress, i.e., distress due to sexual difficulties, has almost completely been neglected in epidemiological research.AimsThe aims of the present study were to provide age-related prevalence estimates of sexual difficulties and sexual dysfunctions and to provide proportions of participants reporting sexual distress in heterosexual women.MethodsAn online survey comprising on sexual difficulties (i.e., low sexual desire, lack of responsive sexual desire, difficulties with lubrication, lack of subjective sexual arousal, absent or delayed orgasm, and dyspareunia) and associated sexual distress that enables us to classify respondents with sexual dysfunctions.Main Outcome MeasureSexual Functioning Scale.ResultsA total of 15,048 heterosexual women aged 16-74 years living in Flanders (the Nothern, Dutch-speaking part of Belgium) completed the online survey. This study revealed that all sexual difficulties and all sexual dysfunctions are significantly associated with age in women. Although most sexual difficulties and sexual dysfunctions increase with age, some display a U-shaped association with age. Furthermore, it was found thatexcept for lubrication difficultiessexual distress was also significantly associated with age and that sexual distress is more common in younger women.ConclusionThe association between age and sexual difficulties, sexual dysfunctions, and sexual distress in women is complex and deserves more attention from scholars. Hendrickx L, Gijs L, and Enzlin P. Age-related prevalence rates of sexual difficulties, sexual dysfunctions, and sexual distress in heterosexual women: Results from an online survey in Flanders. J Sex Med 2015;12:424-435.