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The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of an HPV infection diagnosis on women\u2019s sexual function and to compare it with that of other benign gynaecological diagnoses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cross-sectional study conducted between 2020 and 2021, at the Hospital Universitario Materno-Infantil of Gran Canaria, with 245 women in two groups: 126 women with pre-malignant HPV lesions recruited at the Hospital\u2019s Lower-Genital-Tract Unit (HPV-group), and 119 women with benign gynaecological conditions or seeking family-planning advice, recruited at the gynaecology outpatient clinics (Gyne-group). Women completed sexual function self-administered questionnaires.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The mean age was 34\u00a0\u00b1\u00a05.5\u00a0years. A total of 24.5% of women reported sexual dissatisfaction; 57.1% (33) of them belonged to the HPV-group and 42.9% (27) to the Gyne-group (P\u00a0=\u00a00.69). In the HPV-group, 54% reported using condoms more often after receiving counselling. A total of 32.6% (41) attributed their HPV infection to their partner\u2019s infidelity. The two groups demonstrated a decrease in the sexual response cycle domains, statistically significant only in the domain of desire (58% (49) vs 41.2% (73), P\u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a00.001). A higher proportion of women in the HPV-group reported experiencing anxiety during sexual activity when compared with women in the Gyne-group (38.1% (48) vs 24.3% (29), P\u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a00.001).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The impact of a gynaecological disease diagnosis on women\u2019s sexual function is mainly characterised by anxiety before intercourse and decrease desire, which are more pronounced in case of HPV diagnosis. 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