Applying the Female Sexual Functioning Index to Sexual Minority Women

Self-report assessment of female sexual function: psychometric evaluation of the Brief Index of Sexual Functioning for Women.

Previous self-report measures of female sexual function have been either overly restrictive or inappropriate for use in large-scale clinical trials. Accordingly, we have developed the Brief Index of Sexual Functioning for Women (BISF-W), a 22-item, self-report instrument for the assessment of current levels of female sexual functioning and satisfaction. The BISF-W was administered at monthly in...

The Effectiveness of Sexual Education Focused on Cognitive Schemas, on the Improvement of Sexual Functioning among Female Married Students

Background: Sexual relationship plays a decisive role in human’s health and it seems that sexual education can enhance the quality of sexual relationship. Aim: Investigating the effectiveness of sexual education focused on cognitive schemas, on the improvement of sexual functioning of female married students. Methods: This research was carried out semi-experimentally and a pretest-posttest desi...

Sexual Functioning among Married Iranian Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Sexual Satisfaction and Sexual Reactivity in Infertile Women: The Contribution of The Dyadic Functioning and Clinical Variables

Background Infertility is a factor which has been linked to higher prevalence of sexual dysfunctions in women; however, ambiguous results have been reported about the impact of infertility on women’s sexual satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to compare sexual and dyadic functioning in infertile and fertile women. Furthermore, the associations between sexual variables and clinical varia...

Male-Partnered Sexual Minority Women: Sexual Identity Disclosure to Health Care Providers During the Perinatal Period.

Male-partnered sexual minority women (SMW) have received little research attention, despite the fact that they represent a large proportion of SMW - particularly child-bearing SMW. Male-partnered SMW are less "out" than female-partnered SMW and will likely be "read" as heterosexual by perinatal providers. Given this, and evidence that pregnant women have unique mental health care needs, the cur...