One Third of Diabetic Women Sexual Issues
May 14, 2009 by Cherie Burbach
Filed under Women's Health
A new study suggests that over one third of women with “Type 1 diabetes have some form of sexual difficulty.” Depression seems to be a key factor in this, unlike men with diabetes, who often have sexual difficulties in association with complications. The study looked at 652 diabetic women after a ten-year time frame.
Overall, 35% of women had some sort of sexual dysfunction. Various problems included loss of libido, problems with orgasm, reduced lubrication, reduced arousal, and pain. The study reinforces the belief that doctors should make sexual function a part of their routine examinations for diabetic women.
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