Table 2.

Specifications of studies entered the study (Female Sexual Function Index)

Female Sexual Function Index	Studies [references]	N	Case (mean ± SD)	N	Control (mean ± SD)	P value
Desire	Shi et al. [49]	106	2.43 ± 0.99	100	3.04 ± 1.04	0.000
	Nowosielski et al. [48]	133	3.45 ± 1.24	109	3.91 ± 1.13	0.000
	Mezones et al. [43]	36	2.6 ± 1.4	36	3.8 ± 1.1	0.000
	Ogbera et al. [44]	58	2.3 ± 0.9	38	3 ± 0.6	0.000
	Sharifiaghdas et al. [50]	45	32 ± 1.1	90	47 ± 56.5	0.000
	Afshari et al. [75]	106	3.34 ± 1.37	128	3.69 ± 1.19	0.000
	Ammar et al. [58]	30	2.86 ± 1.2	30	4 ± 1	0.000
	Mazzilli et al. [57]	24	5.4 ± 1.2	45	6.8 ± 1.7	0.000
	Bak et al. [60]	101	6.8 ± 3.03	89	8.9 ± 1.08	0.000
	Li et al. [59]	184	2.38 ± 1.06	146	2.82 ± 1.17	0.000
Arousal	Shi et al. [49]	106	2.54 ± 1.5	100	3.26 ± 1.31	0.000
	Nowosielski et al. [48]	133	3.75 ± 1.76	109	4.4 ± 1.35	0.000
	Yencilk et al. [34]	62	3.09 ± 1.81	50	5.47 ± 1.95	0.000
	Mezones et al. [43]	36	3.5 ± 1.9	36	4.7 ± 0.8	0.000
	Veronelli et al. [76]	28	3.4 ± 0.39	36	5 ± 0.16	0.000
	Ogbera et al. [44]	58	2 ± 1.5	38	3.2 ± 1.5	0.000
	Sharifiaghdas et al. [50]	45	38 ± 84.4	90	61 ± 67	0.000
	Afshari et al. [75]	106	3.66 ± 1.37	128	3.79 ± 1.39	0.000
	Ammar et al. [58]	30	3.13 ± 0.7	30	4.3 ± 0.8	0.000
	Cortelazzi et al. [31]	48	4.1 ± 0.16	61	4.5 ± 0.11	0.000
	Naghavi et al. [77]	50	22.8 ± 0.5	40	15.2 ± 0.1	0.000
	Li et al. [59]	184	2.47 ± 1.53	146	3.07 ± 1.42	0.000
Lubrication	Shi et al. [49]	106	3.25 ± 1.89	100	4.22 ± 1.72	0.000
	Nowosielski et al. [48]	133	4.53 ± 1.72	109	5.01 ± 1.45	0.000
	Esposito et al. [45]	322	2.5 ± 0.9	273	3.4 ± 1	0.000
	Yencilk et al. [34]	62	4.31 ± 2.2	50	5.68 ± 1.19	0.000
	Olarinoye et al. [78]	52	2.51 ± 2.07	39	5 ± 1.91	0.000
	Erol et al. [40]	72	4.3 ± 1	60	4.6 ± 0.6	0.000
	Mezones et al. [43]	36	3.2 ± 1.9	36	4.5 ± 1.3	0.000
	Veronelli et al. [76]	28	3.6 ± 0.46	36	5.6 ± 0.11	0.000
	Afshari et al. [75]	106	3.62 ± 1.25	128	4.05 ± 1.39	0.000
	Ammar et al. [58]	30	4.3 ± 0.6	30	5.2 ± 0.5	0.000
	Cortelazzi et al. [31]	48	4.6 ± 0.17	61	5 ± 0.12	0.000
	Naghavi et al. [77]	50	22.4 ± 0.6	40	15.2 ± 0.1	0.000
	Li et al. [59]	184	3.14 ± 1.86	146	3.88 ± 1.68	0.000
Orgasm	Shi et al. [49]	106	2.89 ± 1.76	100	3.76 ± 1.66	0.000
	Nowosielski et al. [48]	133	4.45 ± 1.23	109	4.78 ± 1.21	0.000
	Yencilk et al. [34]	62	3.91 ± 2.7	50	5.01 ± 1.96	0.000
	Olarinoye et al. [78]	52	2.02 ± 1.41	39	3.22 ± 1.38	0.000
	Erol et al. [40]	72	3.5 ± 1	60	4.5 ± 0.5	0.000
	Mezones et al. [43]	36	3.2 ± 1.8	36	4.5 ± 1.1	0.000
	Veronelli et al. [76]	28	3.5 ± 0.45	36	5.4 ± 0.12	0.000
	Afshari et al. [75]	106	3.68 ± 1.42	128	3.86 ± 1.47	0.000
	Ammar et al. [58]	30	4 ± 1.1	30	5.17 ± 0.6	0.000
	Cortelazzi et al. [31]	48	4.5 ± 0.15	61	5 ± 0.11	0.000
	Naghavi et al. [77]	50	25.6 ± 0.3	40	15.1 ± 0.1	0.000
	Bak et al. [60]	101	6.8 ± 3.03	89	8.9 ± 1.08	0.000
	Li et al. [59]	184	2.78 ± 1.78	146	3.48 ± 1.6	0.000
Satisfaction	Shi et al. [49]	106	3.63 ± 1.25	100	4.27 ± 1.33	0.000
	Nowosielski et al. [48]	133	4.59 ± 1.09	109	4.94 ± 1.11	0.000
	Yencilk et al. [34]	62	4.51 ± 1.88	50	5.34 ± 1.64	0.000
	Erol et al. [40]	72	3.4 ± 1	60	4.3 ± 0.6	0.000
	Mezones et al. [43]	36	3.8 ± 1.3	36	4.8 ± 0.9	0.000
	Ogbera et al. [44]	58	2.9 ± 2.2	38	4 ± 1.9	0.000
	Afshari et al. [75]	106	4.01 ± 1.33	128	4.08 ± 1.36	0.000
	Ammar et al. [58]	30	4.13 ± 0.8	30	5.25 ± 1.1	0.000
	Naghavi et al. [77]	50	24.2 ± 0.2	40	13.7 ± 0.1	0.000
	Bak et al. [60]	101	8.1 ± 3.5	89	12.8 ± 1.65	0.000
Pain	Yencilk et al. [34]	62	3.14 ± 1.92	50	4.92 ± 2.01	0.000
	Olarinoye et al. [78]	52	2.43 ± 2.04	39	5 ± 1.87	0.000
	Mezones et al. [43]	36	3.1 ± 1.7	36	4.6 ± 1.3	0.000
	Veronelli et al. [76]	28	3.7 ± 0.49	36	5.3 ± 0.24	0.000
	Sharifiaghdas et al. [50]	45	4 ± 8.9	90	23 ± 25.3	0.000
	Li et al. [59]	184	3.65 ± 1.94	146	4.14 ± 1.77	0.000