ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Changes in sexual functioning in women of reproductive age with infertility and diminished ovarian reserve

Gavisova AA, Stenyaeva NN, Gardanova ZR, Nazarenko TA, Dolgushina NV
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Kulakov National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Alla A. Gavisova
Akademika Oparina, 4, Moscow, 117997; ur.ay@allaivag

About paper

Author contribution: Gavisova AA — analysis, manuscript writing, final approval; Gavisova AA, Dolgushina NV — study design; Stenyaeva NN, Gardanova ZR, Nazarenko TA, Dolgushina NV — review.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the ethical review board at the Kulakov National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology (protocol № 2 of 07 February 2019).

Received: 2022-08-26 Accepted: 2022-09-13 Published online: 2022-09-23
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Figure. ROC curve for androstenedione
Table 1. Hormonal characteristics of patients in the study group
Note: data presented as median (lower and upper quartile); * — Mann–Whitney test, p < 0.05; LH — luteinizing hormone; FSH — follicle-stimulating hormone; Ttot — total testosterone; Tfr — free testosterone; DHT — dihydrotestosterone; DHEAS - dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; 17-OP — 17-hydroxyprogesterone; A — androstenedione; AMH — anti-Müllerian hormone.
Table 2. Comparative assessment of the women's sexual functioning according to the FSFI questionnaire data (M ± SD)
Note: * — Student's t-test, p < 0,05.