To what extent are endometriosis and its related physical and mental symptoms associated with the perceived level of sexual functioning in women and their male partners?Dyspareunia and depressive symptoms are associated with impaired sexual functioning in women with endometriosis, whereas sexual functioning in their male partners is not affected.Women with endometriosis suffer from more dyspareunia, lower sexual functioning, and lower quality of life. In qualitative studies, partners of women with endometriosis report that endometriosis affected their quality of life and produced relational distress.In this cross-sectional study, sexual functioning in women with endometriosis (n = 83) and their partners (n = 74) was compared with sexual functioning in a control group of women attending the outpatient department for issues related to contraception (n = 40), and their partners (n = 26).Women and partners were recruited in the Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC) and the VieCuri Medical Centre Venlo between June 2011 and December 2012. All participants were asked to complete a set of online questionnaires.Response rates were 59.3

作者：A A, De Graaff；J, Van Lankveld；L J, Smits；J J, Van Beek；G A J, Dunselman

来源：Human reproduction (Oxford, England) 2016 年 31卷 11期