Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS) are commonly used for their anabolic effects and the potentially detrimental consequences well documented. Most studies focus on motivations of increased muscle development report libido as a secondary motivation. This paper aims to explore users’ reports motivator starting restarting AAS use. mixed-methods study comprised questionnaires with 133 adult male us...

Background: Sexual health is an essential element of overall and well-being. Rheumatic diseases may affect sexual functioning in many ways related to pain, fatigue, stiffness, functional impairment, depression, anxiety, negative body image, reduced libido, hormonal imbalance drug treatment. However, these issues are rarely addressed clinical practice. Objectives: The aim this study was evaluate...

INTRODUCTION Methadone has long been regarded as an effective treatment for opioid dependence. However, many patients discontinue maintenance therapy because of its side effects, with one of the most common being sexual dysfunction. Buprenorphine is a proven alternative to methadone. This study aimed to investigate sexual dysfunction in opioid-dependent men on buprenorphine maintenance treatmen...

BACKGROUND Sexual dysfunction is the most common disorder in women. According to the WHO, sexual education programs are considered as a need. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate the effect of educational program on sexual function in women with sexual dysfunction. METHODS This randomized trial, was conducted in 2013 on 90 married women by convenient sampling in Qazvin, central I...

Fifty-one male patients with prior pelvic fracture completed a Brief Sexual Function Inventory questionnaire (BSFI) 2 years postinjury. Responses were compared to those of 53 men with ankle fractures. Patients with pelvic fracture scored significantly worse than patients with ankle fracture. Patients with pelvic fracture scored poorly on sex drive, erection, ejaculation, and satisfaction with s...