A wide variety of sexual dimorphisms, structural differences between the sexes, have been described in the brains of many vertebrate species, including humans. In animal models of neural sexual dimorphism, gonadal steroid hormones, specifically androgens, play a crucial role in engendering these differences by masculinizing the nervous system of males. Usually, the androgen must act early in li...

How sexual regulators translate global sexual fate into appropriate local sexual differentiation events is perhaps the least understood aspect of sexual development. Here we have used ChIP followed by deep sequencing (ChIP-seq) to identify direct targets of the nematode global sexual regulator Transformer 1 (TRA-1), a transcription factor acting at the interface between organism-wide and cell-s...

conclusions according to the obtained results, females in the rural areas had lower sexual function than the ones in the urban areas. it is suggested to establish female sexual health units in healthcare centers to give female sexual function consultation adjusted with awareness and culture of females and consider the existing problems. background healthy sexual function can be considered as an...

background: sexual health is part of psychological health and the occurrence of any sexual health –associated disorder could have profound effect on physical health. more than half of the cases of sexual problems which can destroy the marital relationship and family life originate from lack of knowledge or insufficient awareness and incorrect attitude toward the sexual relationship. objective: ...

background: sexual instinct which is the cause of numerous changes in an individual’s life could be influenced by different factors such as menopause and ageing. this study was designed to compare sexual dysfunction before and after menopause. materials and methods: this was a cross-sectional study. participants were 174 menopausal women who referred to medical health centers of isfahan, iran. ...

objective: among a representative sample of married women in the capital of iran, tehran, we aimed to determine the association of self-reported sexual desire with (1) self-reported attachment styles (2) self-reported marital satisfaction (3) self-reported sex guilt. methods: the data were obtained from a total of 192 married iranian women who were selected via multi-cluster sampling method fro...

conclusions sleep quality showed a poorer profile than sexual function. therefore, more emphasis should be laid on treatment of sleep disparity during follow up of mmt patients comparing to their sexual function. patients should be reassured that probable sexual dysfunctions should not be regarded as a consequence of mmt. results mean ± sd age of the subjects was 41.2 ± 7.9 years and 93.4% of t...

abstract background: infertility is a serious problem in a couple’s life that affects their marriage relationships. so, dissatisfaction with sexual function resulting from interpersonal problems is common among these couples. this qualitative study aimed to explore the experiences of infertile women in their sexual life. materials and methods: this is a qualitative study with a phenomenological...