abstract background: women’s sexual self‑esteem is one of the most important factors that affect women’s sexual satisfaction and their sexual anxiety. various aspects of sexual life are blended with the entire personality. determining the relationship between personality traits and self‑concept aspects such as sexual self‑esteem leads to better understanding of sexual behavior in people with di...

abstract background: the world health organization emphasizes on integration of sexual health into primary health care services, educating people and health care workers about sexuality, and promoting optimal sexual health. despite the high prevalence of sexual problems, these problems are poorly managed in primary health care services. this study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and feas...

background: sexual dysfunction is the most common disorder in women. according to the who , s exual education programs are considered as a need. therefore , this study was designed to investigate the effect of educational program on sexual function in women with sexual dysfunction . methods: this randomized trial, was conducted in 2013 on 90 married women by convenient sampling in qazvin, centr...

objective: sexual dysfunction is frequently reported as a side effect of many antidepressant medications. as a result, for those depressed patients to whom sexual desire is important, psychological treatment may be a better intervention. thus, the present study aimed to determine the possible changes in sexual desire following psychological treatments in depression, when focus of therapy is not...

background: sexual problems have different effects on the life of people by influencing their interpersonal and marital relationships and satisfaction. relationship between sexual dysfunctions and infertility can be mutual. sexual dysfunction may cause difficulty conceiving but also attempts to conceive, may cause sexual dysfunction. objective: this paper compares sexual dysfunction in fertile ...

conclusions lack of difference in self-esteem of disabled people in different degrees of disability and in both men and women suggests that disabled people should not be presumed to have low self-esteem, and their different aspects of life should be attended to, just like others. furthermore, studies should be designed and implemented based on psychological, social and environmental factors tha...

background: evidence indicates that sexual assertiveness is one of the important factors affecting sexual satisfaction. according to some studies, traditional gender norms conflict with women’s capability in expressing sexual desires. this study examined the relationship between gender roles and sexual assertiveness in married women in mashhad, iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was cond...

background: infertility makes an essential challenge to the sexual life of couples, especially infertile women. when pregnancy does not happen, infertile women think that sexual intercourse is not fruitful and sexual desire became reduce gradually. infertile women progressively forget that their sexual relationship is also a response to their natural need. objective: this qualitative study was ...

introduction infertility as the bitterest life experience can affect sexual function. infertility is a reproductive health problem and many studies have showed agitation, stress, depression, marital and sexual dissatisfaction as the psychological outcomes of infertility. this study aimed to compare sexual satisfaction in fertile and infertile women referring to peymanieh hospital in jahrom, 201...

background: menopause and its physical, hormonal and psychosocial changes could affect women’s sexual function. there are controversial results regarding relationship between sexual attitudes and function. objective: we aimed to evaluate sexual attitudes and sexual function among iranian menopausal age women. materials and methods: this population based cross-sectional study was carried out on ...