Table 3.
Prevalence of distressing sexual difficulties by country
| Norway | Denmark | Belgium | Portugal | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No or mild distress | Moderate or severe distress | No or mild distress | Moderate or severe distress | No or mild distress | Moderate or severe distress | No or mild distress | Moderate or severe distress | No or mild distress | Moderate or severe distress | |
|
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
|
| Vaginal dryness | 59 (48.4) | 63 (51.6) | 81 (77.1) | 24 (22.9) | 42 (38.9) | 66 (61.1) | 24 (40.0) | 36 (60.0) | 206 (52.2) | 189 (47.8) |
| Orgasmic difficulties | 107 (75.9) | 34 (34.1) | 74 (81.3) | 17 (18.7) | 59 (59.6) | 40 (40.4) | 30 (50.0) | 30 (50.0) | 270 (69.1) | 121 (30.9) |
| Lacked interest in sex | 98 (74.2) | 34 (25.8) | 93 (86.1) | 15 (13.9) | 82 (65.6) | 43 (34.3) | 33 (57.9) | 24 (42.1) | 306 (72.5) | 116 (27.5) |
| Lacked enjoyment | 51 (60.7) | 33 (39.3) | 47 (70.1) | 20 (29.9) | 51 (58.6) | 36 41.4) | 20 (52.6) | 18 (47.4) | 169 (61.2) | 107 (38.8) |
| Pain during sex | 27 (43.5) | 35 (56.5) | 35 (60.3) | 23 (39.7) | 26 (45.6) | 31 (54.4) | 9 (40.9) | 13 (59.1) | 97 (48.7) | 199 (51.3) |
| No excitement/arousal | 46 (60.5) | 30 (39.5) | 42 (77.8) | 12 (22.2) | 39 (58.2) | 28 (41.8) | 19 (59.4) | 13 (40.6) | 229 (63.8) | 83 (36.2) |