Volume 28, Issue 148, June 2024

Sexual dysfunction in reproductive-aged women post- SARS-Cov-2 infection: A study in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Tuan M Vo^1♦, Thuy T Nguyen¹, Dat Q Nguyen¹, Tuyet TA Hoang¹, Uyen KT Duong¹, Van C Nguyen¹, Vi T Truong¹, Brian Vo²

¹OB-GYN Dept. of University of Medicine & Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
²University of Houston, Texas, USA

^♦Corresponding author
OB-GYN Dept. of University of Medicine & Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam

ABSTRACT

Objective(s): To determine the sexual dysfunction rate and related factors in women of reproductive age who had been infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between 01/11/2022 and 30/03/2023 over 387 women aged 18 – 49 years who had been infected with SARS-CoV-2 at least one time, and were living in Phu Nhuan District, HCM City. Data collection was made by online interview with Google form based on FSFI questionnaire. Results: Overall sexual dysfunction rate in the women of study is 57.6%; the rates of specific sexual domains include reduced libido (92.2%); reduced arousal (82.7%); insufficient lubrication (69.3%); anorgasmia (73.6%); lack of satisfaction (81.9%), and dyspareunia (63.6%). Women with sexual dysfunction were referred to the Sexual Counseling Unit of Tu Du Hospital for appropriate intervention. Poisson multivariate regression analysis shows that “age group 41-49” has a 1.37 times higher risk of overall sexual dysfunction than age group 18-30 (PR*: 1.37; 95%CI 1.06 – 1.76), and women with sexual dysfunction have “a shorter interval between SARS-CoV-2 infection and the survey point of time” than those without sexual dysfunction (p= 0.005). Conclusion: Overall, sexual dysfunction and specific sexual disorder rates remarkably increased in Phu Nhuan women of reproductive age who were infected with SARS-CoV-2. Therefore, there should be a post-Covid strategy to screen for early detection and prompt intervention to help influenced subjects.

Keywords: Female sexual dysfunction, SARS-CoV-2, Covid-19, Vietnam.

Medical Science, 2024, 28, e50ms3350

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v28i148.e50ms3350

Published: 01 June 2024