Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are debilitating conditions with long-term physical and psycho-logical consequences (1). After a cardiac event or procedure, the patient encounters several problems, two of the most important of which are psychosexual dysfunction and difficulty in resuming sexual activity (2-4). The World Health Organization (WHO) defines sexual health as a state of physical, emot...

OBJECTIVES To report the sexual activity, the prevalence of sexual problems and related help-seeking behavior among adults in France. METHODS A telephone survey was conducted in 2001 and 2002. Interviews were based on a standardized questionnaire including demographic details, overall health, relationships, and sexual behaviors, attitudes and beliefs. RESULTS A total of 1500 individuals (75...

OBJECTIVES To study sexual activity, the prevalence of sexual dysfunction, and related help-seeking behaviour patterns among middle-aged and older people in the UK and Europe. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A telephone survey was conducted using a structured questionnaire covering demographics, health, relationships, and sexual behaviour, attitudes and beliefs. In the UK, 1500 individuals completed the...

background: sexual function and its subsequent satisfaction are among the most important aspects of women’s life. however, this instinct could be influenced by some factors such as diseases, drug using, aging, and hormonal and physiologic changes associated with menopause, and sexual behavior. objective: the aim of this study was to describe the prevalence rates of sexual dysfunction, and relat...

Background: Evaluation and treatment of infertility is critical to can be affected all aspects of life, particularly women, the Including how their knowledge of fertility and assisted reproduction treatment can disrupt marital and sexual Infertile women. Hence this qualitative study was performed to explore experiences of infertile women about sexual life. Materials and Methods: This is a quali...

objective : the objective of this research was to study the sexual perception and practices among people aged 45 years and above and the associated socio-demographic factors. materials and methods : a cross sectional study was done on 473 middle aged and elderly people living in klang valley in 2005. they were married and literate.  data were collected by means of face to face interview using s...

background: sexual dysfunction is one of the most common problems in men after coronary artery bypass graft (cabg). etiology of sexual dysfunction in these patients may be psychological or organic due to hormonal changes. objective: the purpose was to evaluate the incidence and type of sexual dysfunction and changes in serum concentration of sex hormones in male patients undergoing on-pump cabg...

Children exhibiting sexual behavior have increasingly gained the attention of child welfare and mental health systems, as well as the scientific community. While a heterogeneous group, children with sexual behavior problems consistently demonstrate a number of problems related to adjustment and overall development. In order to appropriately intervene with these children, a comprehensive underst...

We tested special and general explanations of male adolescent sexual offending by conducting a meta-analysis of 59 independent studies comparing male adolescent sex offenders (n = 3,855) with male adolescent non-sex offenders (n = 13,393) on theoretically derived variables reflecting general delinquency risk factors (antisocial tendencies), childhood abuse, exposure to violence, family problems...