The Impact of Endometriosis on Women’s Quality of Life and Sexual Life

Melike Dişsiz, Beyzanur İŞBAY, Sevilay AYDIN, Dilek BİNGÖL, Özlem Öner, Resul Karakuş
In: Archives of Health Science and Research · 2024 · vol. 11(3) , pp. 210–214 · doi:10.5152/archealthscires.2024.24088 · W4403224389
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This study found that endometriosis negatively impacts women’s quality of life and sexual function, with pain serving as a predictive factor for these adverse outcomes.

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This comparative descriptive study evaluated the impact of endometriosis on sexual function and quality of life by analyzing data from 97 women with the condition and 97 healthy controls. Researchers utilized standardized instruments, including the Female Sexual Function Index and SF-36 survey, to assess symptoms such as dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain, and dyspareunia alongside general health metrics. The results indicated that participants with endometriosis reported significantly higher pain levels and demonstrated that physical function, mental health, and emotional role limitations were predictive factors for sexual dysfunction within this patient group. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically examining how the disease negatively impacts quality of life and sexual health through pain-related mechanisms.

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Objective: This study was carried out to determine the effect of endometriosis on women’s sexual life and quality of life. Methods: A comparative descriptive study was conducted with 194 women (97 women diagnosed with endometriosis and 97 healthy women). The data were obtained by the face-to-face interview method using the “Descriptive Information Form,” “Female Sexual Function Scale (FSFI),” “Short Form Health Survey (SF-36),” and “Endometriosis Health Profile Questionnaire (EHP-5).” The statistical significance value in the analysis of the data is P < .05. Results: The mean age of women with endometriosis was 31.66 ± 4.83 years, and the mean age at menarche was 13.10 ± 1.26 years. Among these women, 25.8% had a family history of endometriosis, 99% reported dysmenorrhoea, 95.9% reported pelvic pain, 95.9% reported rectal pain, and 73.2% reported dyspareunia. It was determined that women with endometriosis experienced more severe and more pain in terms of the pain subscale of the EHP-5 scale than women without endometriosis. According to the multivariate analysis, physical function, mental health, emotional role limitation of the SF-36 quality of life scale, and pain subscale of the endometriosis-specific EHP-5 quality of life scale were found to be predictive factors of sexual dysfunction in women with endometriosis. Conclusion: In this study, it was determined that endometriosis negatively affected women’s quality of life and sexual life, and pain related to endometriosis was a predictive factor for negative quality of life and sexual dysfunction. Cite this article as: Dişsiz M, İşbay B, Aydın S, Bingöl D, Öner Ö, Karakuş R. The impact of endometriosis on women’s quality of life and sexual life. Arch Health Sci Res. 2024;11(3):210-214.
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Abstract

Objective: This study was carried out to determine the effect of endometriosis on women’s sexual life and quality of life.

Methods

A comparative descriptive study was conducted with 194 women (97 women diagnosed with endometriosis and 97 healthy women). The data were obtained by the face-to-face interview method using the “Descriptive Information Form,” “Female Sexual Function Scale (FSFI),” “Short Form Health Survey (SF-36),” and “Endometriosis Health Profile Questionnaire (EHP-5).” The statistical significance value in the analysis of the data is P < .05.

Results

The mean age of women with endometriosis was 31.66 ± 4.83 years, and the mean age at menarche was 13.10 ± 1.26 years. Among these women, 25.8% had a family history of endometriosis, 99% reported dysmenorrhoea, 95.9% reported pelvic pain, 95.9% reported rectal pain, and 73.2% reported dyspareunia. It was determined that women with endometriosis experienced more severe and more pain in terms of the pain subscale of the EHP-5 scale than women without endometriosis. According to the multivariate analysis, physical function, mental health, emotional role limitation of the SF-36 quality of life scale, and pain subscale of the endometriosis-specific EHP-5 quality of life scale were found to be predictive factors of sexual dysfunction in women with endometriosis.

Conclusion

In this study, it was determined that endometriosis negatively affected women’s quality of life and sexual life, and pain related to endometriosis was a predictive factor for negative quality of life and sexual dysfunction. Cite this article as: Dişsiz M, İşbay B, Aydın S, Bingöl D, Öner Ö, Karakuş R. The impact of endometriosis on women’s quality of life and sexual life. Arch Health Sci Res. 2024;11(3):210-214.

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