Sexual health problems in obstetrics and gynecology outpatient clinics: A retrospective study

OBJECTIVE: With this study, it was aimed to retrospectively examine the individuals who applied to obstetrics and psychiatry outpatient clinics of a public hospital between 2007–2019 due to sexual health problems. MATRERIAL and METHODS: Medical records of all individuals who applied to obstetrics and gynecology outpatient clinics between 2007– 2019 for sexual health problems were included in the study. Medical records of a total of 428 patients were examined using a form that assesses the socio-demographic and medical characteristics of individuals. RESULTS: 89.3% of the applicants were male, 42.9% of the men and 50% of the women were between the ages of 32–42. While 65.2% of women applied for non-organic vaginusmus, 51.6% of men applied with the diagnosis of premature ejaculation. Considering the application date of women, 47.8% applied between 2011 and 2014, while 66.5% of men applied between 2015 and 2019. While 69.6% of women applied from the city center, 58.4% of men applied from the city center. While no result was specified in 80.4% of women, no result was reported in 91.1% of men. CONCLUSION: Sexual health problems are the most non-organic vaginismus in women, while premature ejaculation in men. Examining the applications due to sexual health problems is important in terms of recognizing, formulating and treatment problems that may arise later