Sexual Functions in Male and Female Patients With Bipolar Disorder During Remission

The Journal of Sexual Medicine
Yasser Ibrahim ElkhiatNahla Saad Hassan

Abstract

Bipolar disorder is an episodic mood disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood and affects the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. Evaluation of the sexual function in men and women with bipolar disorder during remission. 60 men and women with bipolar disorder and 60 age-matched control subjects were included. A Structured Clinical Interview of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition was performed to confirm the diagnosis, and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) to assess the depressive symptoms and Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) to assess the manic symptoms. We assessed sexual function in both sexes using international indices of erectile function for men and sexual function of women. Scores of HAM-D, YMRS, Arabic versions of International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) and female sexual function (FSFI). Depressive symptoms showed insignificant adverse correlation with the IIEF in men, whereas they revealed adverse significant correlations with the items of female sexual function index (FSFI) except pain (correlation coefficients [r] = 0.349 [P = .059], r = 0.680 [P < .001], r = 0.574 [P = .001], r = 0.517 [P = .003], r = 0.569 [P = .001], r = 0.532 [P = .002], r = 0.609 [P < .001], r...Continue Reading

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Apr 4, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Franklin SolerJuan Carlos Sierra

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