Chronic fatigue and sexual dysfunction in female Gulf War veterans

Chronic fatigue (CF) is one of the most common conditions reported by, Gulf War veterans, This study evaluated female sexual dysfunction (FSD) in vete rans with or without complaints of CF. Subjects were screened for medical a nd psychiatric causes of CF. They, included 22 healthy subjects and 26 with fatiguing symptoms. FSD was reported by 10% of controls and by, 60% of the fatigued (p < .002) while 19% versus 81% (p < .001) noted decreased libido . FSD was more prevalent in fatigued veterans than in the controls. This re lationship was not mediated by ail Axis I diagnosis. This appears to be the first report of sexual dysfunction in CF.