Dialysis for the treatment of renal impairment (kidney failure) in female may affect their sexual life, say experts. Recent research study found 4 of 5 female on dialysis had sexual dysfunction.
Dialysis has several side effects such as depression drugs, sleep disorder, pain and tiredness. Sexual dysfunction is latest side effect added in the list. Like chemotherapy, dialysis also affects one's quality of living.
However, how exactly dialysis cause sexual dysfunction is subject of further and dedicated study.
Lot of studies has been done on sexual health of men post hemodialysis. Ironically, few handful studies are there for females.
Dr Giovanni Strippoli and experts from Collaborative Depression and Sexual Dysfunction in Hemodialysis Working Group conducted study on 659 females who were on dialysis. Dr Strippoli inspected answers given by those women in a question paper. Questions were on changes they noticed in their sexual life post dialysis. Dr Strippoli is MD from Diaverum AB and Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Italy.
Some participated women were sexually active, some were not and some had no partner for sexual activities. Sexual dysfunction was reported in 84% of all females, 55% of sexually active and none for women without partner.
The study is believed to be first of its kind at large scale which is focused to study sexual dysfunction in women after dialysis.
Further analysis found that likelihood of sexual dysfunction is more for old women, depressive women, women who passed menopause phase, diabetic women and women who took diuretic pills.
Dialysis has several side effects such as depression drugs, sleep disorder, pain and tiredness. Sexual dysfunction is latest side effect added in the list. Like chemotherapy, dialysis also affects one's quality of living.
However, how exactly dialysis cause sexual dysfunction is subject of further and dedicated study.
Lot of studies has been done on sexual health of men post hemodialysis. Ironically, few handful studies are there for females.
Dr Giovanni Strippoli and experts from Collaborative Depression and Sexual Dysfunction in Hemodialysis Working Group conducted study on 659 females who were on dialysis. Dr Strippoli inspected answers given by those women in a question paper. Questions were on changes they noticed in their sexual life post dialysis. Dr Strippoli is MD from Diaverum AB and Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Italy.
Some participated women were sexually active, some were not and some had no partner for sexual activities. Sexual dysfunction was reported in 84% of all females, 55% of sexually active and none for women without partner.
The study is believed to be first of its kind at large scale which is focused to study sexual dysfunction in women after dialysis.
Further analysis found that likelihood of sexual dysfunction is more for old women, depressive women, women who passed menopause phase, diabetic women and women who took diuretic pills.
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