Sexual Function in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A literature Review

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. In addition to mood disturbances such as depression and limita-tions in emotional well-being, and quality of life, the diagnosis of PCOS also has a negative impact on sexual function. Theaim of this paper is to review the evidence from studies that determine the characteristics of sexual dysfunction in women with PCOS.Materials and Methods: Searching performed in some data-bases like PubMed, google scholar, Proquest, Scopus, Springer and Science Direct. 28 full text articles in English from 2000 until 2019 were found which their topic was similar to our topic. Main outcome measures were Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), socio-demographic details and clinical information of PCOS. Major clinical PCOS features including BMI, excessive body hair (hirsutism score), acne, menstrual cycle disturbances, infertility and endocrine profile.Results: Sexual problems (especially desire and arousal) are more common in women with PCOS. BMI had a significant effect on sexual desire and arousal while the effect of hirsutism was significant on all domains except for dyspareunia. Moreo-ver, a positive association was found between sexual dysfunc-tion and menstrual disturbance.Conclusion: PCOS patients markedly suffer from sexual dys-function as comorbidity. Awareness and knowledge of health-care professionals regarding the sexual dysfunction in women should be increased.

کلیدواژه ها:

Sexual Dysfunction ، Female Sexual Function Index ، Polycystic Ovary Syndrome