Table 3.

Comparison of Indian studies on FSD

Study	Location	Study sample	Instrument used	Remarks	Prevalence of FSD
Kar and Koola[31]	South India	61 women	Sexual Function Questionnaire	Postal questionnaire to English-speaking women	OD 28%
Avasthi et al.[32]	Chandigarh, North India	100 women	Brief Index of Sexual Functioning for Women; Sex Knowledge and Attitude Questionnaire II	Women attending pediatric unit	OD 9%, LD 5%, PD 7%
Singh et al.[25]	Tamil Nadu, South India	149 women	FSFI	Women attending medical OP clinic	73.2% FSD
Abhivant and Sawant[2]	Solapur, North India	49 women with depression	ASEX, FSFI	Psychiatric OPD	67.34%
Roy et al.[15]	Karnataka, South India	30 cases 30 controls	ASEX, FSFI, HAM-D	Psychiatric OPD	73.3% (ASEX); 70% (FSFI)
Sreelakshmy et al.[26]	South India	40 patients	FSFI, HAM-D	Obstetrics and gynecology OPD	90% FSD
This study	Tamil Nadu, South India	135 cases; 135 controls	ASEX, FSFI, HAM-D	Psychiatry OPD	46.6% (ASEX); 40% (FSFI)

FSD – Female sexual dysfunction; OD – Orgasmic disorder; LD – Lubrication disorder; PD – Pain disorder; ASEX – Arizona Sexual Experiences; FSFI – Female Sexual functioning Index; HAM-D – Hamilton Depression Rating Scale