Background
: Female sexual function is influenced by much more factors than that of male and has a close relationship with psychosocial factors. A satisfying sex life has a high correlation to a happy married life. A questionnaire provides easy access to private matters and in a multidimensional manner. The objective of this study was to identify the factors related to female sexual function to help sexual adjustment in marriage.

Methods : A hundred married women living with their spouses, who visited an outpatient clinic of family medicine department of a university hospital in Seoul were studied. After filling out the self-administered questionnaire, a face-to-face interview was done on all study subjects. For multivariate analysis of the related factors, the outcome variables were a binary response of the normal female sexual cycle ?drive, lubrication, orgasm, and satisfaction.

Results : The multivariate analysis showed that the household income was a significant factor related to Drive (Odds Ratio: OR=0.6, 95% Confidence Interval: CI 0.4∼0.9). Age was a significant factor related to Insufficient Lubrication (OR=1.1, 95% CI 1.0∼1.3). Insufficient foreplay was a risk factor for Insufficient Lubrication (OR= 2.4, P=0.052). In multivariate analysis of the Orgasm related factors, the perceived health status showed an OR of 7.1 (95% CI 1.5∼32.6) and both marital satisfaction and open communication showed an OR of 6.0 (95% CI 1.3∼26.8) and an OR of 5.8 (95% CI 1.2∼28.2), respectively. The significant related factors to Satisfaction were in order of importance of sex life, education, and open communication, with an OR of 3.6 (95% CI 1.7∼7.6), 2.5 (95% CI 1.1∼5.9), and 2.0 (95% CI 1.0∼3.8), respectively.

Conclusion : The positively related factors to female sexual function were good perceived health status, high marital satisfaction, placing importance in sex life, and open communication regarding sexual matters. Increasing age and household income were found to be factors adverse to female sexual function.

Background
: Currently, the high quality of life associated with women's rights is strongly supported and has become an important social issue. As a result, there is an increasing need for studies concerning female sexual function. The objectives of this study was to develop a questionnaire to evaluate sexual function evaluation in Korean women.

Methods : A total of 100 married women, who visited an outpatient clinic of family medicine department of a university hospital in Seoul, were studied. After filling out the self-administered questionnaire, a face-to- face interview was done on all study subjects. The items of this questionnaire were adopted from questionnaires with proven validity and reliability. Factor analysis was done and Crohnbach's alpha was calculated.

Results : The items of this questionnaire were classified into 5 parts: Drive, Excitement, Sexual activity, Satisfaction, and Spouse. The total variance was 51.5%. The total Crohnbach's alpha was 0.82. The internal consistency was high. Study subjects were able to complete this questionnaire within 10 minutes.

Conclusion : The validity and reliability of this female sexual function questionnaire was found to be acceptable. This questionnaire can be utilized as a diagnostic adjunctive tool and feedback for treatment through further studies.