INTRODUCTION Female genital mutilation (FGM), the partial or total removal of the external genitalia for non-medical reasons, can affect female sexuality. However, only few studies are available, and these have significant methodologic limitations. AIM To understand the impact of FGM on the anatomy of the clitoris and bulbs using magnetic resonance imaging and on sexuality using psychometric ...

background: sexual dysfunction (sd) is one of the important problems in diabetic patients. the present study aimed to determine the prevalence of sexual problems in iranian women with type 2 diabetes mellitus. methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted among type 2 diabetic women who visited two outpatient endocrine clinics, namely imam hospital and tuba clinic (sari, iran) in 2012. patient...

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: one of negative and influential factor to chronic diseases is creation of sexual problems in the couple's sexual relationship. sexual health is one of the most important factor in sexual and marital satisfaction. objective: this study aims to compare the relationship between couple burnout, sexual assertiveness, and sexual dysfunctional beliefs in women with diabetic and non-diabeti...

Background: Infertility is a major challenge to balance the emotional and sexual life of a couple. Sexual dysfunction is common in infertile couples and women are affected more often than men. This may be related to infertility or infertility diagnosis and treatment process. Infertile couples look sex as part of the process in the treatment so sexy and sensual aspects of human needs will be rem...

abstract background: sexuality is a basic and important factor in human experiences, which varies among different types of cancers. this study was carried out with the aim of defining the relationship between sexual dysfunction and related factors in genital and breast cancers. materials and methods: this cross‑sectional study was conducted on 150 women with genital and breast cancers admitted ...

OBJECTIVE Our aim was to develop a condition-specific, reliable, validated, and self-administered instrument to evaluate sexual function in women with pelvic organ prolapse or urinary incontinence. STUDY DESIGN The questionnaire was designed after review of the literature and of nonspecific validated instruments. The study was completed in 2 phases. In phase 1 a total of 83 women completed bo...