Metabolic syndrome is the key determinant of impaired vaginal lubrication in women with chronic spinal cord injury.
S D'AndreaC CastelliniV PaladinoM TotaroG FelzaniS FrancavillaF FrancavillaArcangelo BarbonettiPublished in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2020)
In women with SCI, a clustering of modifiable vascular/metabolic risk factors, constituting the MetS, could contribute to sexual dysfunctions by affecting the vaginal lubrication, independently of the level of the spinal cord lesion.