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Women's perceptions of sexological interview during gynaecological consultations: A cross-sectional study

Khaoula Magdoud(1), Sana Menjli(2), Najla Arifi(3), Feriel Slama(4), Imen Labidi(5), Bilel Arfaoui(6), Bilel Arfaoui(7), Rim B. Hmid(8),


(1) Faculty of Medicine Tunis University Tunis El Manar; Emergency Department, Maternity and Neonatology Center of Tunis
(2) Department “C”, Maternity And Neonatology Center of Tunis
(3) Department “A”, Maternity And Neonatology Center of Tunis
(4) Emergency Department, Maternity and Neonatology Center of Tunis
(5) Department “C”, Maternity And Neonatology Center of Tunis
(6) Department “C”, Maternity And Neonatology Center of Tunis
(7) Department “C”, Maternity And Neonatology Center of Tunis
(8) Faculty of Medicine Tunis University Tunis El Manar; Emergency Department, Maternity and Neonatology Center of Tunis
Corresponding Author

Abstract


Sexological interviews in gynecological consultations remain a practice that is not routinely undertaken despite the importance of sexual health. The objectives of this study were to investigate patients' expectations from a sexological interview, and the elicitation of sexual dysfunctions. A cross-sectional study was performed at the Maternity and Neonatology Center of Tunis. We included patients aged >18 years who consulted for gynecological reasons outside of any emergency or pregnancy. Our study included 200 patients with a mean age of 41 (±10) years. We found that72.5% of the patients appreciated the approach to sexuality during gynecological consultations. A total of 77.5% of the women indicated that their current gynecological pathology affected their sexuality. The mean of female sexual function index score was 25.05 (±5.03). The most affected domain was desire, with a mean of 3.54 (±1.05). The main predictive factors for sexual dysfunction were: age > 40 years, endometriosis, gynecological cancer, and abnormal uterine bleeding. Thus, it's important to introduce sexological interviews in gynecology consultations, especially for patients at risk of sexual dysfunction.

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