Objectives The present study defines the experiences of childhood sexual abuse and attempts to explain the satisfaction with married life and sexual performance of Iranian married women. It examines the relationship between childhood sexual abuse experiences and satisfaction with married life and sexual performance of Iranian married women. Methods: The statistical population of the current st...

We propose and evaluate the hypothesis that the CAG repeat region of the androgen receptor represents a locus of antagonistic pleiotropy in the context of sexual selection and sexual conflict. Short repeats are associated with increased transactivation of the androgen receptor at the molecular level, and increased fertility at the phenotypic level. However, short repeats are also associated wit...

purpose: body image is a person’s body shape in his/her mind. negative body image is associated   with low self-esteem, depression, eating disorder and body dimorphic disorder. the aim of   this study was to investigate the role of body image on sexual performance of married women   nurses in tehran.   materials and methods: in this correlation study, 200 married women nurses working in public ...

Sexual and reproductive healthcare standards for adolescents young adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) are not established. A total of 50 entering adult SCD care completed a Family Planning Survey assessing sexual health needs from March 2019 to July 2020. Clinical data were abstracted respondents’ electronic medical records. Linear logistic regression was applied explore associations between...

Animal germ cells differentiate as sperm or eggs, depending on their sex. Somatic signals tell germ cells whether they reside in a male or female body, but how do germ cells interpret those external cues to acquire their own sexual identity? A critical aspect of a germ cell's sexual puzzle is that the sperm/egg decision is closely linked to the cell-cycle decision between mitosis and meiosis. M...

Telesensing, or probing of the environment by the release of chemical messengers, plays a central role in the sexual programs of microbial organisms. Sex pheromones secreted by mating cells are sensed by potential partner cells and mediate cell-to-cell contact and the subsequent exchange of genetic material. Although the mechanisms used by bacterial and fungal species to promote genetic exchang...