• Zakaria M Obaid, Ahmed W Amer, Mohamed S Zaky, Raghda M Elhenawy, Alaa Eldin M Megahed, Noha S Hanafy, and Mohamed L Elsaie.
• Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Damietta Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Damietta, Egypt.
• Postgrad Med. 2022 Sep 1; 134 (7): 680-685.

BackgroundSexual relationships, sexual functions are all parts of the female sexual identity and which influence physiological, psychological, and reproductive functions of women.Aim Of The WorkThe study aimed to identify prevalence of Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD) in women affected by type 1 and type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and to evaluate the impact of diabetes on female sexuality.Patient And MethodsThis cross-sectional study was carried out on 400 married females who were interviewed to answer Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaire and were divided into two groups: the first group included 300 diabetes patients (134 patients with type 1 DM and 166 patients with type 2 DM), while the second included 100 women not diagnosed with diabetes who served as controls.ResultsConsidering female sexual dysfunction (score < 26.55), there was statistically significant increase of patients with female sexual dysfunction (FSD) in Type 1 DM (50.7%) when compared to type 2 DM patients (28.9%) or control group (10.0%).ConclusionFSD is a significant health problem in premenopausal women complaining of DM. Females with type 1 DM were more affected than females with type 2 DM, who in turn were more affected than healthy controls. Long duration of the disease was the main risk factor for developing FSD.

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