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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Sex Med. 2006 Nov 6;4(1):106–114. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2006.00384.x

Table 2.

Mean FSFI domain scores (with standard deviations) associated with the presence or absence of negative sexual outcomes

FSFI domain score
Desire Arousal Lubrication Orgasm Pain
Loss of sexual desire/interest Present (N = 74) 2.2 (1.3)
Absent (N = 124) 3.8 (1.1)**
Loss of sexual pleasure or sensitivity Present (N = 53) 2.6 (1.7)
Absent (N = 139) 4.2 (1.7)**
Vaginal dryness Present (N = 73) 2.9 (1.7)
Absent (N = 117) 4.4 (2.0)**
Problems with orgasm Present (N = 43) 2.3 (1.7)
Absent (N = 150) 4.3 (2.0)**
Pain associated with sexual activity Present (N = 49) 3.5 (1.8)
Absent (N = 139) 4.6 (2.1)**
**

P < 0.001. Some participants did not complete all domain items; therefore, sample size varies across FSFI domain scores.