objectives the present study aimed at investigating the effects of lifestyle changes on the sexual function of patients undergoing hemodialysis. patients and methods in a mono group quasi-experimental study, 37 subjects (21 males and 16 females) were selected among available patients using convenience sampling. the population included all the patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment in the ye...

BACKGROUND Sexuality is a complex phenomenon that is being influenced by psychological as well as physiological factors. Its dysfunction includes desire, arousal, orgasmic and sex pain disorders. The present study aimed to assess the incidence of sexual dysfunction (SD) and related risk factors in a cohort of Ghanaian women. METHOD The Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS) wa...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To explore medical and psychosocial factors associated with body image dissatisfaction in male and female cancer survivors. DESIGN Secondary data analysis from the American Cancer Society's Study of Cancer Survivors-II pilot survey. SETTING Cancer survivors were identified through two state cancer registry databases. SAMPLE 165 male and 234 female cancer survivors of si...

Psychosocial factors among overweight, obese, and morbidly obese women in Delhi, India were examined. A follow-up survey was conducted of 325 ever-married women aged 20-54 years, systematically selected from 1998-99 National Family Health Survey samples, who were re-interviewed after 4 years in 2003. Information on day-to-day problems, body image dissatisfaction, sexual dissatisfaction, and sti...

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...

INTRODUCTION Although increasing age is a primary determinant of reduced sexual function in older women, hormonal changes may be significant contributors to female (and couples') sexual dysfunction. AIM To analyze the most relevant biological, psychosexual, and/or contextual factors that influence changes in women's sexuality during and after menopause. METHODS A Postmenopausal FSD Roundtab...

BACKGROUND This study explored differences in sexual activity, function, and concerns between cancer survivors and cancer-free controls in a population-based study. METHODS The data were from 2982 men and 3708 women who were 50 years old or older and were participating in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Sexual well-being was assessed with the Sexual Relationships and Activities Ques...

satarzadeh n1, bahrami n2, ranjbar koch-saraei f3, ghojazadeh m4 1. instructor, department of nursing, faculty of nursing and midwifery, tabriz university of medical sciences 2. instructor, department of parastari, faculty of nursing and midwifery,ghazvin university of medical sciences 3. assistant professor, department of psychology medicine , faculty of medicine , tabriz university of medical...

Sexual medicine has expressed concern about the presumed negative effects of pornography on sexual aggression, sexual relationships, and sexual function since the inception of the scientific study of human sexuality. Ivan Bloch, the German physician who coined the term sexology, asserted as long ago as 1902 that “[t]here is no sexual aberration, no perverse act, however frightful, that is not p...

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the sexual satisfaction and mental health indicators in polygamous monogamous women Turkey. The included 108 female participants: 36 wives 72 wives. 
 Materials Methods: participants were evaluated with Symptom Check List (SCL-90-R) Golombok-Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS). Results: There significant differences between groups regardin...