background: sexual dysfunctions are common and are regarded as important health problems for women of all ages with related quality of life issues. the purpose of this cross-sectional study was to explore the frequency of sexual dysfunction among women in reproductive age group referred to the islamic azad university hospitals. materials and methods: this study was performed on married women se...

background: successful rehabilitation of cardiac surgery patients should include consideration of their sexual activity, but there is paucity of data regarding this matter. objective: this study determined the incidence and type of sexual dysfunction in our patients. materials and methods: two hundred-seventy nine men with age under 70 years old who had coronary artery bypass graft (cabg), valv...

The World Health Organization describes sexuality as a "central aspect of being human throughout life and encompasses sex, gender identities and roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy, and reproduction. Sexuality is influenced by the interaction of biological, psychological, social, economic, political, cultural, ethical, legal, historical, religious, and spiritual factors." C...

objective: we conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled study to determine the efficacy of an herbal sexual supplement (vigrx) on premature ejaculation (pe). method: a randomized double blind study was conducted on a fixed dose of herbal vigrx at roozbeh psychiatry hospital, tehran university of medical sciences. the sample consisted of 85 married patients diagnosed with primary pe according...

Using scales specifically developed for this purpose, the present study examined university women's retrospective reports of childhood sexual, physical, and psychological abuse as they related to three types of current psychosocial dysfunction. Multivariate analysis revealed that, as hypothesized, history of psychological abuse was uniquely associated with low self-esteem, physical abuse was li...

BACKGROUND Premature ejaculation is one of the most common sexual dysfunctions in men. Recent epidemiological studies suggest its prevalence in Australia may range from 21-31% OBJECTIVE This article will discuss the current definition of premature ejaculation from a urological perspective. It will provide an understanding of the pathogenesis of premature ejaculation, as well as assessment and...

Background: Each year about 600000 hysterectomies are performed in the United States and is the second most common operation after cesarean. Because of its effect on infertility and mental image of the body it may lead to sexual dysfunction. This study was done to evaluate the effect of hysterectomy on sexual dysfunction in patients referred to Amir hospital. Materials and Methods: This study w...

This study examined demographic, psychological, and relationship factors that are associated with the experience of sexual desire in women. The contribution of other aspects of sexual function on sexual desire was also investigated. The participants were 741 partnered heterosexual women (mean age = 45.7 years), who completed the Female Sexual Desire Questionnaire online, which evaluated their l...

The effects of long-term psychological stress on sexual behavior and brain catecholamines were investigated in rats. Stress was applied using the communication box developed by Ogawa and Kuwabara (1996), and a psychological stress group (n = 12), a physical stress group (n = 5), and a control group (n = 5) were established. Stress was applied for 1 hour every day for 10 consecutive weeks. Sexua...