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Objective studies that use validated questionnaires are needed to evaluate the changes in the sexual functions of women diagnosed with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.

The study comprised 80 sexually active women diagnosed with a high‐risk HPV infection. These patients were divided into four groups as follows: group 1, HPV 16/18‐positive and normal cytology; group 2, HPV 16/18‐positive and abnormal cytology; group 3, non‐16/18 HPV‐positive and abnormal cytology; and group 4, non‐16/18 HPV‐positive and normal cytology. The sexual functions and anxiety statuses of the patients were assessed via the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and Beck anxiety inventory (BAI) questionnaires, respectively, at their first clinical visits and then 2 months later.

There was no statistically significant difference among the study groups in terms of the overall FSFI and …