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A comparative study of the sexual functioning of women with primary headache in India
INTRODUCTION: Female Sexual dysfunction is an important health concern caused by several factors. This study aimed to compare the sexual function of women who have primary headaches in order to investigate the relationship between sexual dysfunction and the features of headaches. MATERIALS AND METHO...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6102962/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30166680 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_290_17 |
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author | Nagpal, Mehak Jangid, Rakesh K. Sathyanarayan Rao, T. S. |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Female Sexual dysfunction is an important health concern caused by several factors. This study aimed to compare the sexual function of women who have primary headaches in order to investigate the relationship between sexual dysfunction and the features of headaches. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 95 consecutive patients aged 18 to 65 years with a history of headache for at least 1 month and sexually active in the last 6 months presenting to Psychiatry OPD of a tertiary care hospital in New Delhi giving informed consent were taken. The diagnosis of headache type was confirmed according to the 2(nd) edition of International Headache Society (IHS) International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-II) in 2004. The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), visual analog scale (VAS) score and Migraine disability assessment scale score (MIDAS) were applied. RESULTS: Those with migraines reported a greater intensity of pain than those with tension headaches. Individuals with tension headaches reported more frequent headaches. The mean MIDAS score in the migraine group was 14.64 (±2.59); 30% of the migraine group fell into the most severe category in MIDAS. Women with headaches had lower scores (indicating impaired sexual functioning) on all FSFI subscales, as well as on the total score when the prescribed cutoffs were applied as compared to controls (66.3% vs. 30% in controls). CONCLUSION: The present study showed that patients with either type of primary headache experience problems in several aspects of sexuality compared with controls. |
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spelling | pubmed-61029622018-08-30 A comparative study of the sexual functioning of women with primary headache in India Nagpal, Mehak Jangid, Rakesh K. Sathyanarayan Rao, T. S. Indian J Psychiatry Original Article INTRODUCTION: Female Sexual dysfunction is an important health concern caused by several factors. This study aimed to compare the sexual function of women who have primary headaches in order to investigate the relationship between sexual dysfunction and the features of headaches. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 95 consecutive patients aged 18 to 65 years with a history of headache for at least 1 month and sexually active in the last 6 months presenting to Psychiatry OPD of a tertiary care hospital in New Delhi giving informed consent were taken. The diagnosis of headache type was confirmed according to the 2(nd) edition of International Headache Society (IHS) International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-II) in 2004. The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), visual analog scale (VAS) score and Migraine disability assessment scale score (MIDAS) were applied. RESULTS: Those with migraines reported a greater intensity of pain than those with tension headaches. Individuals with tension headaches reported more frequent headaches. The mean MIDAS score in the migraine group was 14.64 (±2.59); 30% of the migraine group fell into the most severe category in MIDAS. Women with headaches had lower scores (indicating impaired sexual functioning) on all FSFI subscales, as well as on the total score when the prescribed cutoffs were applied as compared to controls (66.3% vs. 30% in controls). CONCLUSION: The present study showed that patients with either type of primary headache experience problems in several aspects of sexuality compared with controls. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC6102962/ /pubmed/30166680 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_290_17 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Indian Journal of Psychiatry http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Nagpal, Mehak Jangid, Rakesh K. Sathyanarayan Rao, T. S. A comparative study of the sexual functioning of women with primary headache in India |
title | A comparative study of the sexual functioning of women with primary headache in India |
title_full | A comparative study of the sexual functioning of women with primary headache in India |
title_fullStr | A comparative study of the sexual functioning of women with primary headache in India |
title_full_unstemmed | A comparative study of the sexual functioning of women with primary headache in India |
title_short | A comparative study of the sexual functioning of women with primary headache in India |
title_sort | comparative study of the sexual functioning of women with primary headache in india |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6102962/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30166680 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_290_17 |
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