‘I'm still a woman’: A qualitative study on sexuality in heterosexual women with Turner Syndrome
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Granero-Heredia, Gonzalo; Fernández-Medina, Isabel María; Granero Molina, José; Aguirre Román, Rocío; Jiménez Lasserrotte, María Del Mar; [et al.]Fecha
2023-09-01Resumen
Aim and objectives: The aim of this study was to describe and understand how heterosexual
women with Turner Syndrome experience sexuality.
Background: Turner Syndrome is a genetic condition that is the result of one of the
X chromosomes missing or partially missing, and it affects women of all ages. Turner
Syndrome may lead to psychological, relational and sex life disorders.
Design: This is a qualitative study, and the COREQ checklist was employed to report
on the current study.
Methods: The study was conducted in a region of southern Spain. Convenience and
snowball sampling were used to recruit 18 women, aged 22–51
years, who had been
diagnosed with Turner Syndrome. Participants' experiences were explored through
semi-structured
interviews between January and May 2021. Thematic analysis was
used for data analysis.
Results: Three main themes and eight sub-themes
emerge from the data analysis: (1)
Sexuality linked to corporeality, with the sub-themes:
‘Discovering that...
Palabra/s clave
qualitative research
sexuality
turner syndrome
women's health