OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of colporrhaphy on sexual problems of women with pelvic organ prolapseis. METHODOLOGY Sixty patients with pelvic organ prolapse (cystocele - rectocele) in a quasi-experimental study before and after treatment were included. Presence of pelvic organ prolapseis was assessed by examination in the lithotomy position. Degree of prolapse was determined according to ...

CONTEXT Intimate partner violence has been studied in many developed and developing countries. China remains one of the few large societies for which the prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence are unknown. METHODS Data from a nationally representative sample of women and men aged 20-64 with a spouse or other steady partner provide estimates of intimate partner violence in Chin...

The objectives of this study were to analyze the difference between morning serum total testosterone level, cortisol level and sexual health status in Parkinson’s patients and age matched control group. A standard questionnaire was designed regarding their socio-economic status, clinical records and sexual health. 5 mL of the blood samples were taken from all the participants and were analyzed ...

The aim of this research is to create and to normalize the marital infidelity predictor test. The method used in this study is post-event and it uses the survey technique. The statistical population consists of women residents in Tehran and for investigating the subject and determining the technical characteristics of the questionnaire, 200 individuals are selected, through cluster sampling, wh...

This study aims to compare eating behaviors, body satisfaction, exercise, and life satisfaction between normal-weight and overweight postmenopausal women and to examine the predictors of disordered eating and life satisfaction among postmenopausal women (n = 294). The overweight group had more eating disordered behavior, more body dissatisfaction, and lower physical quality of life. The increas...

One hundred and twenty one participants reported sexual orientation, body mass index, body shape concerns, eating motives and eating styles. Measures of body dissatisfaction were greater in heterosexual women and homosexual men (ps <.05), while heterosexual women had smaller (ps <.001) ideal body shapes. Eating weight control motive was lower in heterosexual men compared to women (ps <.05). Res...

409 E ighteen months after undergoing unrelated hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for acute myelogenous leukemia, 28-year-old E.M. was experiencing sexual difficulties. For E.M. and her husband, sexual intimacy had been an integral part of their relationship. However, since the transplantation, on the few occasions that she and her husband had attempted to reinitiate sexual intimac...

Business schools appear to be under-researched when it comes sexual harassment. Because of the hesitancy victims report their experiences, harassment in academia is often a hidden issue. In last few years, media and research have paid great attention it, general public becoming more aware it. This work aimed find out students' knowledge about harassment, types faced by students, further, evalua...

The prevalence of female sexual dysfunction (FSD), or in everyday notion, dissatisfaction, among Malay women remains high, denoting that there are several influences shaping their experience sex within marriage. This qualitative study identified the perceived effects social factors development women. Engaging a phenomenological framework, 26 in-depth face-to-face interviews were conducted marri...