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Sexual dysfunction in diabetic women

Sexual dysfunction in diabetic women HORMONES 2011, 10(3):196-206 Review 1 2 2 Alexandra Bargiota, Konstantinos Dimitropoulos, Vassilios Tzortzis, Georgios N. Koukoulis 1 2 Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Urology, Larissa University Hospital, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larissa Greece INTRODUCTION have received less attention than those of men, despite the fact that the risk for developing diabetic Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common disease complications is the same in men and women with worldwide and a growing public health burden. The diabetes. Nevertheless, data on the sexual function of number of people with diabetes is increasing due to diabetic women have recently been published indicat- population growth, aging, urbanization, and increasing ing that women with diabetes are also at increased prevalence of obesity and physical inactivity. Diabetes 4,13 risk for sexual dysfunction. Discrepancies, however, 2 3 is known to cause multiple medical, psychological, still exist regarding the prevalence of female sexual and sexual dysfunctions. Increased prevalence of dia- dysfunction (FSD) in women with diabetes and the betes will inevitably result in increasing prevalence of possible mechanisms implicated in its pathogenesis, its complications and their associated consequences. although both organic and psychological factors seem Impaired sexual function in men is a well-docu- http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Hormones Springer Journals

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2011 by Hellenic Endocrine Society
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Medicine/Public Health, general; Endocrinology; Metabolic Diseases
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1109-3099
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2520-8721
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10.14310/horm.2002.1309
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HORMONES 2011, 10(3):196-206 Review 1 2 2 Alexandra Bargiota, Konstantinos Dimitropoulos, Vassilios Tzortzis, Georgios N. Koukoulis 1 2 Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Urology, Larissa University Hospital, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larissa Greece INTRODUCTION have received less attention than those of men, despite the fact that the risk for developing diabetic Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common disease complications is the same in men and women with worldwide and a growing public health burden. The diabetes. Nevertheless, data on the sexual function of number of people with diabetes is increasing due to diabetic women have recently been published indicat- population growth, aging, urbanization, and increasing ing that women with diabetes are also at increased prevalence of obesity and physical inactivity. Diabetes 4,13 risk for sexual dysfunction. Discrepancies, however, 2 3 is known to cause multiple medical, psychological, still exist regarding the prevalence of female sexual and sexual dysfunctions. Increased prevalence of dia- dysfunction (FSD) in women with diabetes and the betes will inevitably result in increasing prevalence of possible mechanisms implicated in its pathogenesis, its complications and their associated consequences. although both organic and psychological factors seem Impaired sexual function in men is a well-docu-

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Published: Jul 1, 2011

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