The Effect of Covid-19 infection on menstrual and sexual health among females in childbearing period. | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Medical Research | ||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 22 May 2024 | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejmr.2024.271793.1573 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Omar Essam Elbery* 1; Maha Ali Katta2; Ahmed Abdelkhalek3; EMAN M. MOSTAFA4 | ||
| 1Obstetrics and Gynecology department, Faculty of medicine, Beni Suef University, Beni Suef city, Egypt | ||
| 2Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology | ||
| 3Obstetrics and Gynecology department, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-suef University, Egypt | ||
| 4LECTURE OF OBESTETRIC ANS GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objectives: The purpose of this research was to determine how COVID-19 infection affects the sexual health and menstrual cycle of reproductive-aged women. Patients and Methods: Beginning in May 2022, 384 female patients from the Obstetrics and Gynecology department's outpatient clinic at Beni Suef University were included in this cross-sectional study. The study lasted for six months. Results: In the present study, a total of 148 sexually active women, or 40.7% of the sample, exhibited sexual dysfunction, as determined by the FSFI total score cut off (<26), which differentiates between women with and without sexual dysfunction. There was no statistically significant correlation between menstrual cycle variations and the various risk factors (P-value>0.05) among the 66 instances (or 18.13%) that were included in the analysis. A positive linear association was found between the overall score on the FSFI and the time since COVID-19 infection, which was statistically significant (r=0.506, p<0.001). Conclusion: The current data indicates that women with a history of COVID-19 are at a high risk of sexual dysfunction. For women who have had a history of COVID-19, the symptoms of sexual dysfunction, including decreased arousal, orgasm, and satisfaction, are far more severe. Alterations to menstrual cycle might be a symptom of COVID-19-related psychological distress, an overactive immune system, or both. These alterations in menstruation status are similarly temporary and go away a few months after a COVID-19 infection | ||
| Keywords | ||
| COVID-19: Menstrual Health; Sexual Health; Childbearing Period | ||
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