OBJECTIVE:

To estimate the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction at a tertiary care hospital in Mexico City.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

A prospective and descriptive study in which the Index of Female Sexual Function (IFSF) questionnaire was applied to women between 20 and 60 years of age that were in medical consultation, were part of the medical team, or belonged to the work force at the Hospital Dr. Manuel Gea González, within the time frame of November 2016 and June 2017. Sexual dysfunction was calculated for each domain with a score under 3. Normal sexual function was classified by a score above 28 and sexual dysfunction by a score below 28. The SPSS version 1.0.0 was used for the statistical analysis and group and domain comparisons were performed with the ANOVA test and the Student’s t test.

RESULTS:

A total of 171 questionnaires were applied. Mean participant age was 34.6 years, number of sexual partners within the last 4 months was 1.1, and BMI was 27.7 kg. Only 45 (35%) women presented with female sexual dysfunction and its prevalence increased in relation to age: it was 17% in women under 30 years of age and 66% in women above 40 years of age. The main disorders associated with sexual dysfunction were: reduced sexual desire (28%), inability to achieve orgasm (17%) or arousal (17%), deficient lubrication (11%), and dyspareunia (11%).

CONCLUSIONS:

The prevalence of female sexual dysfunction was similar to that reported in the international literature (35 vs 38%). Even though a high rate of obesity was reported, it did not correlate with female sexual dysfunction.

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