Table 2.
Effects of contraceptive use on sexual function
| Evaluation parameter of sexual function | Visual Analogic Score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔVAS 1 | p-value | ΔVAS 2 | p-value | ΔVAS 3 | p-value | |
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| - Sexual pleasure | −7.8±25.7 | 0.159 | −25.7±12.7 | 0.002 | −7.1±14.9 | 0.253 |
| - Pain | 4.3±21.5 | 0.343 | −5.7±19.9 | 0.476 | 2.8±4.9 | 0.172 |
| - Personal initiative | −6.5±34.2 | 0.370 | −31.4±10.7 | 0.000 | −31.4±23.4 | 0.012 |
| - Sexual Interest | 1.7±29.2 | 0.778 | −4.3±29.9 | 0.718 | 0±5.8 | 1.000 |
| - Sexual Fantasies | 4.3±26.9 | 0.447 | −21.4±13.4 | 0.006 | −7.1±9.5 | 0.094 |
| - Orgasm | −13.0±22.8 | 0.012 | −28.6±21.9 | 0.014 | −2.8±7.5 | 0.356 |
| - Intensity of orgasm | −15.2±24.8 | 0.008 | −30.0±24.5 | 0.018 | 1.4±3.8 | 0.356 |
| - Satisfaction | −11.7±20.6 | 0.012 | −31.7±11.7 | 0.001 | −8.4±24.0 | 0.434 |
| - Complicity | −0.4±18.4 | 0.991 | −8.3±24.0 | 0.434 | 2.8±5.00 | 0.173 |
| - Discomfort | 16.0±39.9 | 0.067 | 25.7±22.9 | 0.025 | 2.8±7.5 | 0.356 |
| - Anxiousness | 42.6±35.7 | 0.000 | 48.6±31.3 | 0.006 | 11.4±20.3 | 0.188 |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD
ΔVAS= difference in visual analogue score (for full definitions see Materials and methods).