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All the women had similar economic, sociocultural, and personal demographic profiles, had been postmenopausal for at least 1 year, and were between the ages of 45 and 65. The women were asked to complete a six-question survey of sexual performance parameters (sexual desire, coital frequency, arousal, orgasm frequency, dyspareunia, and vaginal lubrication). These sexual performance parameters were compared between the surgical and natural menopause groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>With the exception of vaginal lubrication, sexual performance parameters were not statistically different between the two groups (P\u2009&amp;gt;\u20090.05). Vaginal lubrication in the surgically menopausal group was lower than in the naturally menopausal group (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). 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