Obesity, marital satisfaction and depression affect Iranian female sexual function

The current study aimed to evaluate the effects of obesity on Iranian female sexual dysfunction (FSD). Married women were included in two groups of patients with Body Mass Index BMI >= 30 and control with normal BMI. The two groups were compared using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale, and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The correlations between BMI, marital satisfaction, depression, age, education marriage duration, and FSFI were analyzed using a linear regression test and correlation analysis. The FSFI scores in both groups were done. Despite the desire, other domains of FSFI showed significant differences among the groups. The mean of the ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale in test and control groups was evaluated. Also, BDI showed significant differences among both groups. Moreover, FSFI showed a direct correlation with ENRICH and an inverse correlation with BDI. Consequently, according to the results, obesity can influence the Iranian FSD.