Female Sexual Function Index - Foundational Concepts

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These questions ask about your sexual feelings and responses during the past 4 weeks. Please answer the following questions as honestly and clearly as possible. Your responses will be kept completely confidential. In answering these questions the following definitions apply: >SEXUAL ACTIVITY can include caressing, foreplay, masturbation and vaginal intercourse. >SEXUAL INTERCOURSE is defined as penile penetration (entry) of the vagina. >SEXUAL STIMULATION includes situations like foreplay with a partner, self-stimulation (masturbation), or sexual fantasy. >SEXUAL DESIRE or INTEREST is a feeling that includes wanting to have a sexual experience, feeling receptive to a partner's sexual initiation, and thinking or fantasizing about having sex. >SEXUAL AROUSAL is a feeling that includes both physical and mental aspects of sexual excitement. It may include feelings of warmth or tingling in the genitals, lubrication (wetness), or muscle contractions.

Questionnaire

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1. Over the past 4 weeks, how often did you feel sexual desire or interest?*

2. Over the past 4 weeks, how would you rate your level (degree) of sexual desire or interest?*

3. Over the past 4 weeks, how often did you feel sexually aroused ("turned on") during sexual activity or intercourse?*

4. Over the past 4 weeks, how would you rate your level of sexual arousal ("turn on") during sexual activity or intercourse?*

5. Over the past 4 weeks, how confident were you about becoming sexually aroused during sexual activity or intercourse?*

6. Over the past 4 weeks, how often have you been satisfied with your arousal (excitement) during sexual activity or intercourse?*

7. Over the past 4 weeks, how often did you become lubricated ("wet") during sexual activity or intercourse?*

8. Over the past 4 weeks, how difficult was it to become lubricated ("wet") during sexual activity or intercourse?*

9. Over the past 4 weeks, how often did you maintain your lubrication ("wetness") until completion of sexual activity or intercourse?*

10. Over the past 4 weeks, how difficult was it to maintain your lubrication ("wetness") until completion of sexual activity or intercourse?*

11. Over the past 4 weeks, when you had sexual stimulation or intercourse, how often did you reach orgasm (climax)?*

12. Over the past 4 weeks, when you had sexual stimulation or intercourse, how difficult was it for you to reach orgasm (climax)?*

13. Over the past 4 weeks, how satisfied were you with your ability to reach orgasm (climax) during sexual activity or intercourse?*

14. Over the past 4 weeks, how satisfied have you been with the amount of emotional closeness during sexual activity between you and your partner?*

15. Over the past 4 weeks, how satisfied have you been with your sexual relationship with your partner?*

16. Over the past 4 weeks, how satisfied have you been with your overall sexual life?*

17. Over the past 4 weeks, how often did you experience discomfort or pain during vaginal penetration?*

18. Over the past 4 weeks, how often did you experience discomfort or pain following vaginal penetration?*

19.Over the past 4 weeks, how would you rate your level (degree) of discomfort or pain during or following vaginal penetration?*

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