CONTEXT Impaired sexual function has a significant effect on quality of life. Various patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are available to evaluate sexual function. The quality of the PROMs to be used for neurologic patients remains unknown. OBJECTIVE To systematically review which validated PROMs are available to evaluate sexual function in neurologic patients and to critically assess ...

OBJECTIVES To determine, in a prospective randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study, the effect of 6 weeks of high-dose (5 g/day) orally administered nitric oxide (NO) donor L-arginine on men with organic erectile dysfunction (ED). PATIENTS AND METHODS The study included 50 men with confirmed organic ED who were randomized after a 2-week placebo run-in period to receive L-arginine or ...

Objective The aim of this study is to evaluate the menstrual pattern, sexual function, and anxiety, and depression in women with poststerilization regret, and potential influencing factors for regret following TL in Iranian women. MaterialsAndMethods In this cross-sectional study, 166 women with TL were subdivided into two groups including women with poststerilization regret (n=41) and women wi...

PURPOSE To determine the effect of Ramadan intermittent fasting on erectile function (EF), sexual desire and serum hormone levels. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eligible male participants completed the two domains of International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) questionnaire for EF and sexual desire. They also provided information on any known disease, treatment taking, smoking habits and frequenc...

BACKGROUND/AIM To provide a comprehensive evaluation of sexual function and dysfunction in spinal cord-injured men based on self-reports of patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty-seven spinal cord-injured men who completed the spinal shock and rehabilitation period were included. Patients were asked to complete a questionnaire developed to assess social status, sexual activities, abilities, an...

objective: in iran, psychological aspect of hiv infection is poorly understood. the purposes of this study were to evaluate sexual dysfunction, depression rate and health-related quality of life and evaluate the association between sexual dysfunction, depression and quality of life in a group of hiv+ subjects in shiraz, iran. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 278 male hiv-positive patient...

! : "= 01 $ 9 89 * $' 9 $ -*"( "= 01 ' 9 $ -*"( 9 89 * Abstract Introduction: A sexual relationship which is able to satisfy both sides has an important and fundamental role in success and constancy of family foundation. Recognizing sexual function and its components can lead to sexual satisfaction and ultimately to marital satisfaction that has an important effect on couples’ adjustment...

PURPOSE To compare sexual function between two groups of women who had normal vaginal delivery (NVD) and planned cesarean section (PCS). MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, two groups of healthy women, with antenatally normal singleton pregnancies at term, who underwent NVD (n = 114) or PCS without labor (n = 99), have been retrospectively studied. Sexual function of particip...

In this article, we review five instruments for assessing female sexual dysfunction (FSD): the Brief Index of Sexual Functioning for Women (BISF-W; Taylor, Rosen, & Leiblum, 1994), the Changes in Sexual Functioning Questionnaire (CSFQ; Clayton, McGarvy, & Clavet, 1997), the Derogatis Interview for Sexual Functioning (DISF/DISF-SR; Derogatis, 1997), the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI; Rosen ...

INTRODUCTION An individual's social and marital function, interpersonal relationships, and quality of life may, sometimes be affected by negative body image. This study is aimed at determining the relationship between body image and sexual function in middle-aged women. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 437 middle-aged women, who were referred to various public healthcare centers in Ahva...