Table 2.

Epidemiological Studies of Sexual Complaints in the Menopausal Female

Kinsey et al, 195317	53% decrease in coitus 48% decrease in orgasm
Bottiglioni et al, 198218	University Menopause Clinic in Bologna Five times as many postmenopausal women as premenopausal women had ceased having coitus Postmenopausal women reported coitus less satisfying, decline in orgasmic frequency, 79% decrease in sexual interest
McCoy et al, 198519,20	85% decrease in sexual interest
Sarrel and Whitehead, 19859	39% decrease in sexual interest
Bajuliye and Sarrel, 198621	250 black women in Lagos 40% increase in dyspareunia within one to three years of menopause and 47% loss of sexual desire; by nine years postmenopausal, 70% had ceased sexual activity compared with 10% of their premenopausal partners
Hällström et al, 197322	800 Swedish women Extensive medical, psychiatric, and psychologic evaluation 181 postmenopausal women had: marked decline in sexual interest, a decline in capacity for orgasm, an increase in dyspareunia, and a decrease in coital activity
Keep and Kellerhals et al, 197423	448 Swiss women Menopause led to a decrease in the frequency of sexual activity, decrease in the quality of the sexual experience; greatest decline was among the lower social classes
Hällström, 197724	Longitudinal study of menopause in Sweden 52% decrease in sexual interest 20% decrease in orgasm frequency Decrements related to menopause and not to aging
Hällström and Samuelsson, 199025	33% decrease in sexual interest