. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2016 Jan;20(1):80–84. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000085

Table 3.

Mean component scores for the Female Sexual Function Index according to diagnosis. Each section is scored out of 5, and a lower score indicates more severe dysfunction.

	n	Vaginitis	n	Vestibulitis	n	Lichen sclerosus or planus
Age	47	38 ± 12	70	35 ± 14	24	51 ± 11
Total score	35	19 ± 9	49	18 ± 10	17	17 ± 10
Components^a
Arousal	45	3.4 ± 1.8	63	2.8 ± 2.0	22	2.9 ± 2.2
Desire	44	2.9 ± 1.3	67	2.8 ± 1.3	23	3.3 ± 1.5
Satisfaction	41	3.5 ± 1.6	57	3.5 ± 1.8	19	3.2 ± 1.7
Orgasm	29	3.0 ± 2.5	47	3.0 ± 2.4	21	1.9 ± 2.2
Pain	42	2.5 ± 2.1	65	2.0 ± 1.9	23	1.9 ± 2.2
Lubrication	42	2.8 ± 2.1	63	2.9 ± 2.3	22	2.9 ± 2.4

Component scores from all participants who completed that section of the FSFI included, even if a complete score not calculable