Introduction: By sexuality, we are talking about a complex interaction with many factors, including the anatomical, psychological, cultural and development aspects. Under sexual disorders in women, we classify disruptions of desire, arousal, orgasm and pain. In Slovenia, there is rated 31 % of the extent of the sexual disorders by women. In the world that percentage goes up to 40, 6 %. Somatotyping is a unique method, which helps rate the shape and structure of the human body. Somatotype has been proven to affect the presence of particular pathological states. Purpose: We wanted to figure out the correlation between the somatotype and the sexual function on a sample of female students who visit the Faculty of Health Sciences University of Ljubljana. Methods: The research was approved by the National Medical Ethics Committee Republic of Slovenia. Participants of the research were women students of the Faculty of Health Sciences University of Ljubljana. First, we did anthropometric measurements to specify the somatotype. Then the students filled out an online questionnaire (Control list for the women sexual function). For the evaluation of the correlation, we used the Pearson correlation coefficient. A statistically significant difference was made by p 0,05. Results: In the research, participated 29 women students. The average age was 22,0 (3,0) years, with an average body mass index of 22,1 (2,1) kg/m2, an average waist to height ratio was 0,44 (0,04) and an average waist to hip ratio was 0,44 (0,04). On average, the most expressed component was the mesomorphic component (4,38 (1,12)). Between Control list for the women sexual function and anthropometric characteristics, age and the somathotype showed a weak to moderate correlation, but not statistically significant. A statistically significant correlation between the elements of the questionnaire and the somathotype showed in achieve orgasm by rectal penetration with clitoral stimulation and the mesomorphic component of the somathotype (r = 0,400; p = 0,03). Discussion and conclusion: From the results, we can see that in most of the questionnaire elements and other variables there was no statistically significant correlation. Henceforth it would be more logical to use questionnaires about the sexual function which are more used in the world (for example FSFI) and to integrate more participants from different age groups.
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