Breast Cancer Survivors with Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause Receiving Aromatase Inhibitors Are Willing to Sexual Assessment: Is a Dyspareunia Approach Enough?
Table 2
Basic sexual assessment of the overall sample, as well as according to sexual activity.
All patients (N = 83)
Sexually active (n = 59)
Non-sexually active (n = 24)
value
Sexually active women, n (%)
59 (71.1)
59 (100)
0
Sexual frequency (times/month), mean ± sd (range)
2.5 ± 3.2 (0–16)
3.6 ± 3.2 (0–16)
0
Missing, n
3
3
Type of sexual activity
(i) None, n (%)
24 (32.4)
—
24 (100)
(ii) Solo sex, n (%)
11 (14.9)
11 (22)
—
(iii) Partnered sex, n (%)
26 (35.1)
26 (52)
—
(iv) Both, n (%)
13 (17.6)
13 (26)
—
Missing, n
9
9
—
Sexual behavior
(i) None, n (%)
24 (32.4)
—
24 (100)
(ii) No vaginal sex, n (%)
15 (20.3)
15 (30)
—
(iii) Only vaginal sex, n (%)
4 (5.4)
4 (8)
—
(iv) Both, n (%)
31 (41.9)
31 (62)
—
Missing, n
9
9
—
Relationship
(i) Single, n (%)
14 (17.7)
9 (16.1)
5 (21.7)
0.078
(ii) Partnered not cohabitant, n (%)
11 (13.9)
8 (14.3)
3 (13.1)
(iii) Partnered cohabitant, n (%)
54 (68.4)
39 (69.6)
15 (65.2)
Missing, n
4
3
1
FSFI#
Dimensions mean ± sd (range)
(i) Desire
2.2 ± 0.9 (1.2–4.8)
2.4±1 (1.2–4.8)
1.6±0.6 (1.2–3)
0.0013
(ii) Arousal
2.9 ± 1.6 (0–6)
3.6 ± 1.3 (0–6)
1.2 ± 0.8 (0–2.4)
(iii) Lubrication
2.5 ± 1.7 (0–6)
3.3 ± 1.4 (0–6)
0.6 ± 0.7 (0–2.4)
(iv) Orgasm
2.8 ± 2 (0–6)
3.8 ± 1.5 (0.8–6)
0.4 ± 0.6 (0–2)
(v) Satisfaction
2.9 ± 2 (0–6)
3.7 ± 1.6 (0.4–6)
0.7 ± 0.6 (0–2)
(vi) Pain
1.7 ± 1.4 (0–6)
2.3 ± 1.2 (0–6)
0.3 ± 0.5 (0–1.2)
Total score, mean ± sd (range)
15 ± 7.8 (1.2–29.6)
19 ± 4.9 (7.8–29.6)
4.7 ± 2.7 (1.2–10.1)
FSD rate, n (%)
(i) FSFI ≤ 26.55
79 (95.2)
54 (93.1)
22 (100)
(ii) FSFI ≤ 21.7
64 (77.1)
40 (68.9)
22 (100)
VAS dyspareunia, mean ± sd (range)#
7.5 ± 2.3 (2–10)
7.1±2.1 (2–10)
8.6±2.3 (3–10)
0.0114
Missing, n
2
0
2
VAS disturbance sexual life, mean ± sd (range)
6.3 ± 2.5 (0–10)
6.1 ± 2.6 (0–10)
6.9 ± 2.4 (1–10)
0.2695
(i) VAS > 3 (%)
62 (84.9)
44 (83)
17 (85)
0.8413
Missing, n
10
6
4
BIS, mean ± sd (range)
10
10.6 ± 7.2 (1–29)
9.25 ± 6.8 (0–23)
0.4308
3 FSFI questionnaires were excluded from the analysis because they corresponded to women whose sexual activity status did not correlate with the answers in the questionnaire #Significant differences have been adjusted by age for possible interactions, persisting statistically significant differences. Italic data: data which include nonsexually active women FSFI questionnaires were highlighted in italics, as it should not be considered for the interpretation of the results. The bold values indicate the significant difference.
