Función sexual autoinformada en mujeres venezolanas con menopausia natural y quirúrgica

background: female sexual function is an important indicator of quality of life, which may be affected to reach menopause. aims: to compare sexual function in women with natural and surgical menopause attending at the gynecology consultation in the "dr. pedro garcía clara" hospital, zulia state, venezuela. methods: a comparative and applied type research with non-experimental, contemporary and field design, which included a sample of 80 patients diagnosed with menopause, divided into two groups according to type of menopause and evaluated by the female sexual function index (fsfi). results: we found a significant differences (p<0.05) in hysterectomized women as to indicators excitation frequency, frequency of orgasm and pain after penetration, as well as the dimensions desire orgasm and pain. while the points achieved in both groups showed no significant differences between them, hysterectomized women showed better scores. conclusion: it is concluded that there are no differences in the general sexual function between natural or surgical menopause, except for desire, orgasm and pain.