The effect of renal transplantation for end-stage renal disease on female sexual function and depression

The Journal of Sexual Medicine
Elife KettaşSelahittin Cayan

Abstract

Studies have suggested that women with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) had higher risk of sexual dysfunction than healthy women. To prospectively determine the effect of renal transplantation for ESRD on female sexual function and depression. During a 5-year period, the study included 21 sexually active women who underwent renal transplantation for ESRD at a single university hospital. After obtaining demographic characteristics, female sexual function was evaluated with a detailed 19-item questionnaire (The Female Sexual Function Index, FSFI), and depression was assessed using Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) scale. In all women, FSFI and BDI scores were compared before and after the renal transplantation surgery. The mean age of the women was 35.04 ± 9.6 years, and mean follow-up duration after renal transplantation was 27.5 ± 20.4 months. Mean total sexual function score increased from 17.57 ± 7.07 to 25.3 ± 3.28, revealing significant difference (P = 0.001). Compared with preoperative period, sexual function domains including sexual desire (P = 0.001), arousal (P = 0.001), lubrication (P = 0.003), orgasm (P = 0.001), satisfaction (P = 0.001), and pain (P = 0.02) significantly improved after renal transplantation. Mean BDI sco...Continue Reading

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