Year 2018 / Volume 25 / Number 3

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Sex and pain: sexual satisfaction and sexual function in a sample of patients with chronic, non-pelvic pain

Rev Soc Esp Dolor 2018; 25(3): 145-154 / DOI: 10.20986/resed.2018.3600/2017

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Introduction: Most of research are conclusive when stating chronic pain and decreased life’s quality relationship. However, sexual factor is not usually analysed in a specific path.

Desing and methods: The aim of this study is to undertake a bibliographic review divided by analgesic groups in order to determine in a certain way the painkiller influence over the sexual response, and in a second place, to describe the connection between pain and sexual response in not-oncological chronic pain patients.

Results: Results show that there is a high prevalence of sexual difficulties in patients of the Pain Units. These difficulties are related to psychological alterations, patients’ type of pain

and age.

Conclusions: These results suggest that a multidisciplinary intervention, centred on the exhaustive evaluation of this problem, health education and sexual counselling, could contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of our patients.

Key words: Sexual dysfunction, chronic pain, antidepressant drugs, fibromyalgia.

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E. Gallach1, A. de Juan2, A. M. García-Blanco3, R. M. Izquierdo1, R. Robledo1, P. Fenollosa1, J. Desé1 y M. A. Canos-Verdecho1 1Unidad para el Estudio y Tratamiento del Dolor Crónico y 2Residente R2 del Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe. 3Investigadora Fundación Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe. Valencia. España. Sex and pain: sexual satisfaction and sexual function in a sample of patients with chronic, non-pelvic pain. Rev Soc Esp Dolor 2018; 25(3): 145-154 / DOI: 1020986/resed20183600/2017

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