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Hysterectomy Can Lower Sexual Desire
FRIDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) — Hysterectomy involving ovary removal (oophorectomy) increases a woman’s likelihood of experiencing low sexual desire, and decreased pleasure and orgasm, researchers report.
The effect was stronger than that seen in women who underwent natural menopause, the researchers add.
“This extensive, well-conducted study shows that women who undergo hysterectomy with removal of both ovaries are more likely to have low sexual desire and also more likely to be distressed about this,” study author Dr. Lorraine Dennerstein, director of the Office for Gender and Health in the department of psychiatry at the University of Melbourne, Australia, said in a prepared statement.
The study appears in the March issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
The study of 1,685 European women, aged 20 to 70, found that women who’d had a surgical menopause were much less likely than premenopausal women, or naturally menopausal women, to engage in sexual activity. They were also significantly more likely to be dissatisfied with their sex life and their partner relationship.
“There is marked variation in prevalence of this type of surgery (hysterectomy and oophorectomy) throughout the world. The USA has a higher prevalence than, for example, France. Doctors and patients need to be aware that there may be detrimental effects on sexual function as a result of the surgery. The findings suggest hormonal causation for the lowered sexual desire,” Dennerstein said.
The study was funded by Proctor and Gamble Pharmaceuticals.Hysterectomy Can Lower Sexual Desire
FRIDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) — Hysterectomy involving ovary removal (oophorectomy) increases a woman’s likelihood of experiencing low sexual desire, and decreased pleasure and orgasm, researchers report.
The effect was stronger than that seen in women who underwent natural menopause, the researchers add.
“This extensive, well-conducted study shows that women who undergo hysterectomy with removal of both ovaries are more likely to have low sexual desire and also more likely to be distressed about this,” study author Dr. Lorraine Dennerstein, director of the Office for Gender and Health in the department of psychiatry at the University of Melbourne, Australia, said in a prepared statement.
The study appears in the March issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
The study of 1,685 European women, aged 20 to 70, found that women who’d had a surgical menopause were much less likely than premenopausal women, or naturally menopausal women, to engage in sexual activity. They were also significantly more likely to be dissatisfied with their sex life and their partner relationship.
“There is marked variation in prevalence of this type of surgery (hysterectomy and oophorectomy) throughout the world. The USA has a higher prevalence than, for example, France. Doctors and patients need to be aware that there may be detrimental effects on sexual function as a result of the surgery. The findings suggest hormonal causation for the lowered sexual desire,” Dennerstein said.
The study was funded by Proctor and Gamble Pharmaceuticals.