Sexual behavior involves motivational processes. Findings from both animal models and neuroimaging in humans suggest that the recruitment of neural motor networks is an integral part of the sexual response. However, no study so far has directly linked sexual motivation to physiologically measurable changes in cerebral motor systems in humans. Using transcranial magnetic stimulation in hetero- a...

background & aim: one of the most important events in human life is marriage. sexual satisfaction is one of the effective factors in a successful marriage. accordingly, sexual health education is necessary. sex education should be in line with the cultural, religious, and social infrastructures of the society. the aim of this study was to compare the effect of sex education with and without rel...

introduction: genetic and health factors along with ethnicity and geographic location are factors that affect the time of puberty onset. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the mean age of onset of puberty and its stages in boys of yazd. methods: this cross- sectional study with random clustering sampling method was conducted on 1018 healthy 9-16 years old male students of yazd. all ca...

background: sexuality is an important part of women’s health, quality of life, and general well-being. there are many factors influencing the female sexual function, including psychological, physiological, couple relationship, and socio-cultural factors. pregnancy plays an important role in the sexual function and behavior of women. objective: this study aims to evaluate the sexual function and...

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...

Youth with substantial sexual behavior problems (n = 166) were compared with youth from the same sample with few sexual behavior problems (n = 413) and with no sexual behavior problems (n = 943). It was hypothesized that youth with significant sexual behavior problems would be characterized by higher rates of sexual and physical abuse and higher rates of internalizing problems relative to youth...

BACKGROUND Sexual trauma can lead to longstanding effects on individuals' intimacy functioning. The current study aimed to assess hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis functioning (i.e., cortisol reactivity) prior to (-5min), during (+15, +30, +45min), and following (+60min) an experimental manipulation of emotional closeness in a sample of women survivors of sexual trauma with varying leve...

An intimacy-based sex response cycle was used in the assessment of 47 women referred with low sexual desire. All could relate to the model and multiple breaks in the cycles were identified. Emotional intimacy to motivate the women to find sexual stimuli to elicit arousal was insufficient in 50%. Sexual stimuli and context were minimal in 53%. Psychological factors diminishing arousability were ...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To investigate sexual self-concept, sexual relationships, and sexual functioning, and the relationship between these and certain demographic variables of Irish women, following a diagnosis of gynecologic cancer. DESIGN Descriptive, correlational. SETTING Outpatient gynecologic oncology clinic in a large university hospital in Southern Ireland. SAMPLE 106 women with a di...

BACKGROUND Cervical human papilloma virus (HPV) detection increases after menopause, but its determinants need clarification. METHODS In a case-control study nested within a 10,049 women cohort, we evaluated women 45 to 75 years old who acquired HPV infection and were HPV positive 5 to 6 years after enrollment (N = 252), and HPV-negative women as matched controls (N = 265). Detailed sexual be...