Alteration of the sexual response cycle in women using combined oral contraceptives

Authors

  • Franklin José Espitia De La Hoz Doctor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.34.2.613.94

Keywords:

Andrógenos, Anticonceptivos, Mujeres, Sexualidad, Testosterona

Abstract

Objective To estimate the effect of female sexuality due to the use of the contraceptive combination estradiol valerate / Dienogest against Ethinylestradiol / Drospirenone.

Material and methods A controlled, randomized, unblinded clinical trial was carried out on 174 women, between 18 and 39 years of age, who underwent two hormonal contraceptive options with estradiol valerate / Dienogest and ethinylestradiol / Drospirenone; in a private clinic in Armenia, Quindío, between 2013 and 2017. The female sexual function index (IFSF) was used to analyze the sexual function of the participating women; at the beginning, at six, at eighteen and thirty-six months after the start of the contraceptive.

Results At the end of the study, the contraceptive combination estradiol valerate / Dienogest was a less aggressive therapy in the alteration of the sexual response cycle of the users, while the ethinylestradiol / drospirenone combination significantly affects the desire and excitement with lower scores in the IFSF.

Conclusions The results indicate that the estradiol valerate / Dienogest combination affects the desire, arousal and IFSF score less than the ethinylestradiol / drospirenone combination.

Author Biography

Franklin José Espitia De La Hoz, Doctor

Franklin José Espitia De La Hoz, MD

Ginecología y Obstetricia, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada. Uroginecología / FUCS - Hospital de San José / Unicamp, Brasil. Máster en Sexología: Educación y asesoramiento sexual. Universidad de Alcalá de Henares. Servicio de Ginecología y Medicina Materno Fetal, Clínica La Sagrada Familia, Armenia, Quindío, Colombia

Carrera 12 # 0-75 (508) Teléfono 7459490 - Móvil 3127436696 espitiafranklin@hotmail.com

Hoover Orozco Gallego

Licenciatura En Física y Matemáticas, Maestría/Magister En Física, Universidad Tecnológica De Pereira – UTP

Published

2018-06-25

How to Cite

Espitia De La Hoz, F. J. (2018). Alteration of the sexual response cycle in women using combined oral contraceptives. Salud Uninorte, 34(2). https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.34.2.613.94

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Original Article