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. 2021 May 24;14:2003–2015. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S308214

Table 1.

Summary Table of Selected Scales and Questionnaires for Sexual Dysfunction

Questionnaire Target Population Items Domains/Topics Cutoff Scores for SD Reference
General Scales
Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)
Level of Evidence 1-A		 Women-heterosexual and homosexual 19 (original version)
6 (abbreviated version)

  1. Desire

  2. Arousal

  3. Lubrication

  4. Orgasm,

  5. Satisfaction

  6. Pain

  • FSFI total score ≤ 26: SD


Lower score indicates higher severity of sexual dysfunction		 Rosen et al 200017
Wiegel et al 200523
International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF)
Level of Evidence 1-A		 Men from community and medical populations 15 (original version)
5 (abbreviated version)

  1. Erectile function,

  2. Orgasmic function

  3. Sexual desire

  4. Intercourse satisfaction

  5. Overall satisfaction

  1. Erectile function (score range 0–30)

  • 6 −10: severe ED

  • 11–16: moderate ED

  • 17–25: mild ED

  • 26–30: non ED

  1. Orgasmic function (range 0–10)

  2. Sexual desire (range 0–10)

  3. Satisfaction in sexual intercourse (range 0–15)

  4. General satisfaction (range 0–10)


Lower score indicates higher severity of sexual dysfunction		 Rosen et al 199718
Rosen et al 199924
Specific Scales
IBD-specific Female Sexual Dysfunction Scale (IBD-FSDS) Women with IBD 15 How CD or UC affect sexual functioning:

  • sexual distress

  • preventing sexual activity or sexual relationships

  • delayed sexual activity

  • causing problems during sex

  • awareness of disease during intercourse

  • worried about or symptoms during intercourse (abdominal or pelvic or rectal pain)

  • desire or arousal

  • fatigue

  • negative feelings toward sexual activity

  • sexual satisfaction

  • Maximal score: 92

  • Each item was scored individually from 0 to 4 points on a Likert-type scale


Higher scores indicate greater severity of sexual dysfunction		 De Silva et al 201830
IBD-Male Sexual Dysfunction Scale (IBD-MSDS) Men with IBD 10 How CD or UC affect sexual functioning:

  • desire

  • participating in sexual activity

  • preventing having sex

  • causing problems during sex

  • feeling guilty about sex

  • fatigue or lack of energy

  • other symptoms (abdominal or pelvic pain, bowel movements, anal bleeding or discharge, anal pain, discomfort or irritation)

  • Maximal score: 40

  • Each individual item was scored from 0 to 4 points on a Likert-type scale


Higher score indicates greater severity of sexual dysfunction		 O`Toole et al 201829

Abbreviations: SD, sexual dysfunction; ED, erectile dysfunction; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease.