OBJECTIVE This study investigated sexual functioning in persons with obesity and seeking weight loss, and the associations of sexual functioning with relevant demographic and clinical variables as well as quality of life were investigated. DESIGN AND METHODS Participants were enrolled in a two-year randomized clinical trial. Participants were obese and had at least two components of metabolic...

PURPOSE It was to test the validity and reliability of an online version of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). METHODS An online version of the FSFI was compared to the pen and paper traditional version. Physiotherapy students in three cities were randomly allocated to two groups - G-pp/ol (n=126) and G-ol/pp (n=147). G-pp/ol women replied to th FSFI using the traditional pen and paper ...

OBJECTIVE To assess predictors of sexual function in mid-aged women. METHODS We analyzed data of 262 healthy sexually active women (40-59 years) who filled out the Female Sexual Functioning Index (FSFI), the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) and a general questionnaire containing female/partner data. Correlations between these two measures were also analyzed. RESULTS Significant inverse correlat...

BACKGROUND With data from a diverse sample of patients either in treatment for cancer or post-treatment for cancer, we examine inter-domain and cross-domain correlations among the core domains of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Sexual Function and Satisfaction measures (PROMIS® SexFS) and the corresponding domains from conceptually-similar measures of sexual functio...

Background Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women and is regarded as one of the leading causes of cancer death in developing countries. In cervical cancer patients, both surgery and radiation therapy may bring about sexual dysfunction. Therefore, this study aimed to survey sexual dysfunction in women with cervical cancer and a history study of pelvic radiation therapy in Ghae...

INTRODUCTION Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a prevalent vulvovaginal pain condition that is associated with sexual and relational consequences for women and their partners. Greater perceived quality of sexual communication has been associated with women's lower pain during intercourse and with couples' better sexual and relational well-being. Whether couples' collaborative (eg, expressing fee...

Abstract Introduction Menopause is known to have a significant impact on mental health, women's quality of life, and sexuality. Objective The purpose this study evaluate the menopause sexual function in women. associations with demographic clinical variables were evaluated. Methods We performed retrospective comparing relationship between female index premenopausal women postmenopausal Patients...

AIM To evaluate the impact of SPARC on female sexual function. METHODS 151 women with a mean age of 60 ± 11.90 and SUI had a complete urodynamic investigation and underwent SPARC operation. 98 women completed the validated female sexual function index questionnaire (FSFI) at baseline and 94 women at follow-up. A minimum follow-up of 12 months was required for study inclusion. RESULTS 52/98 ...