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Khalid M Alshehri,1 Raghad A Althobaiti,2 Athar I Alqurashi,3 Nada E Algethami,4 Khaled A Alswat5 1Medicine and Endocrinology, AlHada Armed Forced Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia; 2Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 3Internal Medicine Department, King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia; 4Medical College, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia; 5Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, 21944, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Raghad A Althobaiti, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Al Sulaimaniah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tel +966 505388455, Email Ralthobaiti@hotmail.comBackground: Women with diabetes mellitus or thyroid disorders are at risk of sexual dysfunction. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) in women with diabetes and/or thyroid disorders and the impact of disease control on the ASEX score.Methods: A cross-sectional study for female patients who had a routine clinic visits was included. The Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) was used to evaluate for FSD. Those with a total score of ≥ 19 or scored ≥ 5 on any item or ≥ 4 on three items were considered to have FSD.Results: A total of 253 female patients with a mean age of 39.1 ± 7.3 years were included. Two-thirds of the participants have no FSD. More than half (57.7%) of the participants had a strong desire for sex, and about 20% of the participants were unsatisfied with their orgasm. Compared to those with no FSD, those with FSD had lower BMI (P = 0.375), more likely to have a master's degree or higher (P = 0.117), diabetes (P = 0.879), hypothyroidism (P = 0.625), diabetes-related microvascular and macrovascular complications (P = 0.049), higher HbA1c, fasting glucose, and TSH (P = 0.731, P = 0.161, and P = 0.561, respectively), lower total cholesterol and LDL (P = 0.368 and P = 0.339, respectively), and exercise more regularly (P = 0.929).Conclusion: FSD was highly prevalent in our study population. Those with type 1 diabetes had the highest ASEX scores. We showed non-significant negative correlations between total ASEX score and both BMI and TSH, as well as a non-significant positive correlation between total ASEX score and both HbA1c and fasting glucose value.Keywords: diabetes mellitus, thyroid disorders, female sexual dysfunction, prevalence

Yousef E Alsaedi,1 Asim A Almalki,2 Rakan D Alqurashi,2 Rami S Altwairqi,3 Daifallah M Almalki,3 Khalid M Alshehri,3 Abdullah A Alamri,4 Khaled A Alswat5 1Public Health Department, Madinah Health Cluster, Madinah, Saudi Arabia; 2School of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia; 3Diabetes and Endocrine Specialist Center, Prince Mansour Military Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia; 4Endocrinology Department, Alhada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia; 5Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Yousef E Alsaedi, Public Health Department, Madinah Health Cluster, P.O. Box 8592, Madinah, 42391, Saudi Arabia, Tel +966597181795, Email dr.y.alsa3di@gmail.comBackground: Diabetes mellitus type II (T2D) is a chronic condition that requires significant change in the family behavior and is associated with psychosocial conflicts for both patients and their family environment. The aim of this study is to assess burnout among relatives caring for patients with T2D.Methods: This cross-sectional study with random sampling was conducted on 501 caregivers of patients with T2D between April and September 2021 at Prince Mansour armed forces hospital in Taif city, Saudi Arabia. Data collection tool was a modified version of the caregiver stress self-assessment questionnaire. Data analysis was then carried out using t-test and chi-square test (SPSS v20).Results: The mean patient age was 64.4+12.0 years, female predominant with longstanding T2D. Metformin was the most prescribed T2D medication. The caregivers' mean age was 34.9+12.4 years, male predominant, and around 45% of them report low level of education and income; 63.9% of the caregivers report little to no stress. Compared with caregivers with mild/moderate stress and moderate/severe stress, caregivers with little to no stress were more likely to be younger in age (P 0.05), and patients with higher HDL level (P = 0.037).Conclusion: There were no correlations between the caregivers' levels of stress and the T2D patients' HbA1c levels. There was a significant positive correlation between a caregiver's stress score and the caregiver's age. Future studies are needed to assess other caregivers' parameters and their relation to metabolic control of T2D patients.Keywords: diabetes, burnout, caregiver