%0 Journal Article
%A Romero-Gomez, Benjamin
%A Guerrero-Alonso, Paula
%A Carmona-Torres, Juan Manuel
%A Laredo-Aguilera, Jose Alberto
%A Pozuelo-Carrascosa, Diana Patricia
%A Cobo-Cuenca, Ana Isabel
%T Sexual Function in Levothyroxine-Treated Hypothyroid Women and Women without Hypothyroidism: A Case-Control.
%D 2020
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15774
%X Background: Levothyroxine is the most common treatment to normalize thyroid hormones levels and to reduce primary hypothyroidism symptoms. Aim: To assess sexual function in women with levothyroxine-treated hypothyroidism and women without hypothyroidism. Methods: A case-control study was performed with 152 women with levothyroxine-treated hypothyroidism and 238 women without hypothyroidism. An online survey was used to collect socio-demographic data and the answers to the Women Sexual Function (WSF) questionnaire. Results: Women with levothyroxine-treated hypothyroidism showed a higher prevalence of sexual dysfunction than women in the control group (31.60% vs. 16.40%), furthermore the presence of hypothyroidism increased the risk of sexual dysfunction (p = 0.002, OR: 2.29 (1.36-3.88)). The most affected domains were 'desire' (p< 0.001), ‘arousal’ (p = 0.003) and ‘penetration pain’ (p = 0.020). In hypothyroidwomen, age increased the risk of sexual dysfunctions (p = 0.009, OR: 1.07 (1.01−1.12)), however when age was adjusted (ANCOVA) the sexual dysfunction remained in women with hypothyroidism in all domains. Conclusions: Hypothyroidism is associated with an increase in the prevalence of sexual dysfunction even if treated with levothyroxine and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels are normalized. Relevance to clinical practice: Sexual function in hypothyroid women should be assessedbefore and after starting the treatment.
%K Health
%K Hypothyroidism
%K Physiological
%K Sexual dysfunction
%K Thyroid hormone
%K Women’s
%K Área de Gestión Sanitaria Sur de Sevilla
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