Do Sleeping Disorders Impair Sexual Function in Married Iranian Women of Reproductive Age? Results from a Cross-Sectional Study

Psychiatry Journal
Poorandokht AfsahriMohammadhossein Haghighizadeh

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between sleep quality and sexual function among Iranian women. This study was conducted on 277 married women of reproductive age. The inclusion criteria were as follows: married women aged 18-45 years, with at least basic literacy, and women married monogamously for at least one year. The following tools were used for gathering data: a demographic questionnaire; Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI); Insomnia Severity Index (ISI); Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS); and Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Pearson correlation coefficients, independent t-tests, chi-square tests, and linear regression analyses were used to analyze the data. There was a significant inverse relation between poor sleep quality (r = -0.13, P = 0.02), daytime sleepiness (r = -0.39, P < 0.001), insomnia (r = -0.35, P < 0.001), and sexual function. Sexual desire was significantly related to sleep quality and insomnia (P < 0.001). Sexual arousal (r = -0.18, r = -0.29, P < 0.001), lubrication (r = -0.21, r = -0.3, -0.12, P < 0.001), orgasms (r = 0.17, r = -0.15, P < 0.001), and sexual satisfaction (r = -0.02, -r = 0.3, r = -0.15, P < 0.001) were significantly related to all types of sleep disorders (poor sleep qua...Continue Reading

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