70% of sexually active women in midlife experience sexual dysfunction: NUHS study

The majority of women in Singapore who're in midlife and are sexually active, experience sexual dysfunction, in accordance with a brand new study led by the National University Health System (NUHS).The study, which was unveiled at a media briefing on Wednesday (Dec 1), used questionnaires to get a complete take a look at the feminine respondents' well being, together with features resembling bodily perform, bone well being, menopausal well being and urogenital well being. Of the 1,048 Chinese, Malay and Indian women aged 45 to 69 years outdated who have been surveyed, 57 per cent have been discovered to be sexually active, in accordance with the study.Of these, 70 per cent skilled feminine sexual dysfunction, which is characterised by an absence of sexual curiosity or arousal, an incapacity to orgasm and/or experience genital ache.The study additionally highlighted danger elements related to feminine sexual dysfunction, which embody vaginal dryness, rising age, post-menopausal standing, menstruation, not having given delivery, larger depressive signs, decrease physique mass index and weaker handgrip energy.