OBJECTIVES: To constitute and study a French female sexuality reference population database by means of the BISF-W self-administered questionnaire. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective study using the BISF-W self-administered questionnaire translated and validated in French, in a sample of one hundred women from Normandy. RESULTS: One hundred women aged 25 to 70 years answered the BISF-W self-administered questionnaire. Analysis of the results of this questionnaire showed that back and/or hip pain, age, and menopause influenced certain domains of sexuality. This study did not confirm the influence of smoking, HT, or parity on female sexuality. CONCLUSION: The results of this reference population are concordant with those reported in the literature. This database can be used to evaluate the impact of a surgical technique and/or the use of prosthetic materials on female sexuality by means of the BISF-W self-administered quality of life questionnaire, and compare it to other reference populations.
OBJECTIVES: To constitute and study a French female sexuality reference population database by means of the BISF-W self-administered questionnaire. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective study using the BISF-W self-administered questionnaire translated and validated in French, in a sample of one hundred women from Normandy. RESULTS: One hundred women aged 25 to 70 years answered the BISF-W self-administered questionnaire. Analysis of the results of this questionnaire showed that back and/or hip pain, age, and menopause influenced certain domains of sexuality. This study did not confirm the influence of smoking, HT, or parity on female sexuality. CONCLUSION: The results of this reference population are concordant with those reported in the literature. This database can be used to evaluate the impact of a surgical technique and/or the use of prosthetic materials on female sexuality by means of the BISF-W self-administered quality of life questionnaire, and compare it to other reference populations.