Is weight just a number? Relationship between overweight, obesity and domains of sexual functioning among young women.

Obesity and being overweight lead to more frequent sexual dysfunctions, especially through prevalence of decreased level of sexual satisfaction. Sexual activity problems may be exacerbated by increased body weight in combination with its comorbidities such as insulin resistance, PCOS, obstetric difficulties and irregular menstruation. What is more, a worse socio-economic situation of women predisposes them to the occurrence of sexual dysfunctions.