CONTEXT Sexual dysfunctions can have origins in physical, psychological and psychosocial factors. OBJECTIVE To describe the frequency of erectile dysfunction (ED) and female inhibition of sexual desire (ISD) in a Brazilian sample, and to estimate the risks of these dysfunctions. TYPE OF STUDY Non-random survey. SETTING Ten Brazilian cities. METHODS 2,835 subjects (53% women) aged over 1...

Sexual side effects of psychiatric medications have been estimated to occur in 60% of male clients (1) and 30% of female clients (2). Despite a body of literature relating individual medications to specific sexual side effects, few studies have satisfactorily addressed the psychotropicinduced sexual dysfunctions in women. The spectrum of known sexual sided effects resulting from psychopharmacol...

Prevalence data suggest that more than 40% of women experience sexual problems and that 12% of these women are distressed by the problem. In the 1960s, Masters and Johnson introduced what is now considered the classic linear model of female sexual response based on a physiologic foundation. Recently, Rosemary Basson introduced a nonlinear interconnected model which emphasizes the importance of ...

Sexual behavior problems in the stallion include several distinct types of dysfunction. Successful treatment, whether by tradit ional behavior modification or by pharmacological manipulation, usually depends on diagnosis of the specific dysfunctions involved. The following d’ lscussion of behavioral problems, evaluation, and therapy is organized according to the common types of sexual behavior ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of sexual problems in Iranian women and association of sexual dysfunction with menopausal symptoms. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 151 married women with the age of 40-60 yearsold who were referred for treatmentto Department of Gynecology in Vali-e-Asr Hospital (Tehran, Iran) from April to July 2012, were recruited. They were evaluat...

ABSTRACT Aim The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy bibliotherapy for sexual dysfunctions, when compared with no treatment and other interventions. Methods MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO were searched from 1970 January 2020. Selection criteria randomized controlled trials evaluating assisted or unassisted all types dysfunctions (wait list placebo) psychological Bibliotherapy is defin...

Objective To study secular trends in self reported sexual behaviour among 70 year olds. Design Cross sectional survey. Settings Four samples representative of the general population in Gothenburg, Sweden. Participants 1506 adults (946 women, 560 men) examined in 1971-2, 1976-7, 1992-3, and 2000-1. Main outcome measures Sexual intercourse, attitudes to sexuality in later life, sexual dysfunction...

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...

BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that causes short and long-term complications. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of sexual dysfunctions (SD) among diabetic patients in Iran and to examine whether glycemic control has a role in SD. METHODS A consecutive sample of diabetic women and men who were registered in the Isfahan Endocrine and Metabolism Center, Iran were ...