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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0034-7434</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Colomb Obstet Ginecol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7434</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Federación Colombiana de Obstetricia y GinecologíaRevista Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0034-74342018000400249</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18597/rcog.3111</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Prevalence of genitourinary syndrome of menopause and impact on sexuality of women in Quindío (Colombia), 2013-2016]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Prevalencia del síndrome genitourinario de la menopausia en mujeres e impacto en la sexualidad, en Quindío (Colombia), 2013-2016]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Espitia De La Hoz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Franklin José]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Clínica La Sagrada Familia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Armenia ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>69</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>249</fpage>
<lpage>259</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-74342018000400249&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-74342018000400249&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-74342018000400249&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Objective:  To determine the prevalence of the genitourinary syndrome of menopause in a population of sexually active women 40 years of age or older.  Materials and methods:  Descriptive cross-sectional study which included women diagnosed with menopause, sexually active over the past six weeks and residents of the Department of Quindío in the coffee growing Andean region of Colombia. Excluded were women with surgical menopause, illiterate, and with mental disorders or deficit. The study was conducted in a private referral centre between 2013 and 2016. Consecutive convenience sampling was used. Measured variables included demographics, vulvo-vaginal and lower urinary tract symptoms associated with the genitourinary syndrome of menopause, and the presence of global sexual dysfunction, using the Female Sexual Function Index validated in Spanish and by type of dysfunction. A descriptive analysis of the data was performed applying absolute and relative frequency measurements. Prevalence was calculated as the number of women with genitourinary syndrome of menopause/number of women interviewed.  Results:  Of a total of 597 women selected to participate in the study, 558 (93.46%) were included in the final analysis. The prevalence of the genitourinary syndrome of menopause was 51.61% (62.88% in women over 55 years of age and 39.32% in women under 55). The prevalence of sexual dysfunction in the study group was 67.2%. Findings included altered desire (67.2%), arousal (45.16%), orgasm (44.08%), and lubrication (32.25%), as well as pain during intercourse (13.97%).  Conclusion:  A high prevalence of the genitourinary syndrome of menopause and sexual dysfunction was found in the study population. Population studies are required in order to determine the size of the problem in the Latin American region.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Objetivo:  conocer la prevalencia del síndrome genitourinario de la menopausia en una población de mujeres sexualmente activas, con edad igual o mayor a 40 años.  Materiales y métodos:  estudio de corte transversal descriptivo. Se incluyeron mujeres diagnosticadas con menopausia, con actividad sexual en las últimas seis semanas, y residentes en el Quindío, departamento ubicado en la zona andina cafetera en Colombia. Se excluyeron mujeres con menopausia quirúrgica, analfabetas, con padecimientos de trastornos mentales o déficit mental. El estudio se realizó en una institución privada de referencia entre el 2013 y 2016. Se hizo un muestreo consecutivo por conveniencia. Se midieron variables sociodemográficas, síntomas vulvo-vaginales y síntomas del tracto urinario inferior relacionados con la presencia del síndrome genitourinario de la menopausia, presencia de disfunción sexual global por medio del Índice de Función Sexual Femenina validado en español, y por tipo de disfunción. Se realizó un análisis descriptivo de la información utilizando medidas de frecuencia absoluta y relativa. Se calculó la prevalencia como: número de mujeres con síndrome genitourinario de la menopausia / número de mujeres encuestadas.  Resultados:  de un total de 597 mujeres seleccionadas para participar, se analizaron finalmente 558 (93,46 %). La edad promedio fue de 59,73 ± 8,4 años. La prevalencia del síndrome genitourinario de la menopausia fue del 51,61 %. La prevalencia de disfunción sexual en el grupo estudiado fue del 67,2 %. Se presentaron trastornos en el deseo (67,2 %), la excitación (45,16 %), el orgasmo (44,08 %), la lubricación (32,25 %) y dolor durante la relación (13,97 %).  Conclusión:  en el grupo de población evaluado se encontró una importante prevalencia del síndrome genitourinario de la menopausia y de disfunción sexual. Se requieren estudios poblacionales para hacer una aproximación a la magnitud del fenómeno en la región latinoamericana.]]></p></abstract>
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