Table 2.

Female sexual function in women with macroprolactinemia, monomeric hyperprolactinemia, and normal prolactin levels

Variable	Macroprolactinemia	Monomeric hyperprolactinemia	Control subjects
FSFI score [mean (SD)]a	30.05 (2.85)	27.00 (3.10)*,††	31.67 (3.15)
FSFI score ≤ 26.55 (%)	29*	50**,†	14
Sexual desire [mean (SD)]b	4.21 (0.60)**	4.01 (0.64)**	5.00 (0.52)
Sexual arousal [mean (SD)]c	5.36 (0.44)	4.88 (0.53)*	5.42 (0.55)
Lubrication [mean (SD)]d	5.31 (0.41)	4.53 (0.68)**,††	5.50 (0.42)
Orgasm [mean (SD)]e	4.92 (0.53)	4.41 (0.51)**,†	5.10 (0.63)
Sexual satisfaction [mean (SD)]f	5.03 (0.62)	4.45 (0.65)*	5.28 (0.64)
Dyspareunia [mean (SD)]g	5.22 (0.53)	4.72 (0.58)*	5.37 (0.53)

All means and standard deviations (SD) represent unadjusted values

* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.001 versus control subjects; ^†  p < 0.05, ^††  p < 0.01 versus women with macroprolactinemia

^a F[2,39] = 5.2, p < 0.01

^b F[2,39] = 7.1, p < 0.01

^c F[2,39] = 3.4, p < 0.05

^d F[2,39] = 8.7, p < 0.01

^e F[2,39] = 4.9, p < 0.05

^f F[2,39] = 4.2, p < 0.05

^g F[2,39] = 3.5, p < 0.001