The association between serum estradiol level and stress score and sexual function in women admitted to a Tehran level 3 hospital for Corona disease
The association between serum estradiol level and stress score and sexual function in women admitted to a Tehran level 3 hospital for Corona disease
Elahe Sadeghi Sahebzad,1Najmeh Tehranian,2,*Anoshirvan Kazemnejad,3Mohsen Sharifi,4Faraz Mojab,5
1. Department of Reproductive Health and Midwifery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University 2. Department of Reproductive Health and Midwifery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University 3. Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medical Science, Tarbiat Modares University 4. Department of Plant Biology, Tarbiat Modares University 5. School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science
Introduction: Sexual function is a part of human life and behavior and is a multidimensional phenomenon that is influenced by a variety of biological, psychological, and social factors.. Estradiol is one of the hormones that is directly related to the level of sexual function. Coronary heart disease causes severe mental and physical stress which may result in reduced sexual function
Methods: This correlational study was performed in 2021 on 223 pregnant women with a history of fetal or neonatal death referred to the gynecology clinic of Shohada Yaftabad Hospital (Level 3 Corona Hospital) by convenience sampling method. The women underwent venous blood sampling in the follicular phase and then completed the demographic characteristics (including personal information), the Sexual Function (FSFI), and the DOS Stress Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 21
Results: According to the Pearson correlation test, the mean of the total score of sexual function had a significant inverse correlation with stress (p <0.001 r = 0.983). In other words, the more stress, the lower the score of sexual function. Also, based on this test, it was found that estradiol levels have a positive correlation with sexual function (p = 0.001 r = -0.23)
Conclusion: According to this research, the stressful conditions established in the community as a result of the corona pandemic result in a multitude of issues with sexual function and estradiol levels.