Background & Objective: Although antiepileptic drugs have controlled the epilepsy attacks substantially, the side-effects are still considered as a problem to the patients. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of sodium valproate and carbamazepine on sexual function in men with epilepsy. Materials & Methods: In this cross-sectional study 35 male married epileptic patients with the ...

Introduction: Sexual instinct is one of the basic needs of man and the concept of marital satisfaction is also the most important factor for the stability of marital relationship. The trend of changes in sexual activity during pregnancy can affect sexual function and sexual satisfaction of pregnant women; therefore, providing appropriate strategies can increase marital satisfaction. This study ...

Background & aim: Sexual function is an important part of the life of postmenopausal women and its changes, especially in menopause, can affect their health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on sexual function in postmenopausal women. Methods: This research was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test and follow-up design wi...

  Background and Aim: More than half of the sexual problems which cause family life abolishment and marital relationships are due to insufficient knowledge or erroneous beliefs about sexual relationships. Theory of Planned Behavior is one of the important theories that explains the main process of adopting health behaviors.   The present study investigated the effect of sex education, ba...

Introduction: Sexual dysfunction is one of the prevalent problems of opiate-dependent patients. The current preliminarily study examines sexual dysfunction in a group of opiate-dependent patients before and after 6 months of MMT. Methods: The current study is a cross-sectional study. The numbers of 30 opiate-dependent patients were selected of Cheraghiyan clinic in Damghan, Iran. Demographics q...