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Changes in female sexual function during the retirement transition.
| Τίτλος: | Changes in female sexual function during the retirement transition. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Virkkunen V; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland., Kero K; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland., Stenholm S; Department of Public Health, University of Turku, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.; Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.; Research Services, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland., Polo-Kantola P; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland. |
| Πηγή: | Menopause (New York, N.Y.) [Menopause] 2026 Oct 01; Vol. 33 (10), pp. 1080-1087. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Oct 01. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Lippincott-Raven Publishers Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9433353 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1530-0374 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10723714 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Menopause Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Hagerstown, MD : Lippincott-Raven Publishers Original Publication: New York, NY : Raven Press, c1994- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Retirement*/psychology , Aging*/physiology , Sexual Behavior*/physiology, Humans ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Finland ; Prospective Studies ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Follow-Up Studies ; Orgasm ; Aged ; Libido |
| Περίληψη: | Objectives: For many women, retirement represents a significant transition in late adulthood, which may result in many alterations in lifestyle habits and behavioral patterns. Several factors known to improve during the retirement transition are also associated with female sexual function; however, the literature on the influence of retirement on female sexual function remains limited. In this study, we examined changes in female sexual function during the retirement transition. Methods: The population for this prospective follow-up study consisted of 110 women (mean age 63.1 y) from the Finnish Retirement and Aging study cohort. Data were collected annually before and after retirement. Sexual function was assessed with the Female Sexual Function Index questionnaire, which includes a total score and subdomain scores for desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, pain, and satisfaction. Results: The total Female Sexual Function Index score remained stable from preretirement to postretirement. The desire score improved from the preretirement level by 0.11 points (95% CI: 0.01-0.20, P =0.03), whereas the lubrication score changed by -0.29 points, although this change did not reach statistical significance (95% CI: -0.60 to 0.03, P =0.07). The scores for arousal, orgasm, pain, and satisfaction remained stable. Conclusions: During the retirement transition, sexual function remained mostly unchanged, but sexual desire improved. Future studies with longer follow-ups and larger sample sizes are warranted to investigate the evolution of female sexual function after retirement and identify the potential underlying factors of this phenomenon. (Copyright © 2026 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, LLC. on behalf of The Menopause Society.) |
| Competing Interests: | Financial disclosure/Conflicts of interest: None reported. |
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| Grant Information: | 286294 Academy of Finland; 294154 Academy of Finland; 319246 Academy of Finland |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Aging; Retirement; Sexual dysfunction; Sexual health; Woman |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260406 Date Completed: 20260922 Latest Revision: 20260923 |
| Update Code: | 20260923 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13592828 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/GME.0000000000002778 |
| PMID: | 41941322 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1530-0374 |
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| DOI: | 10.1097/GME.0000000000002778 |