PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To describe the percentages of men with and without changes in sexual function from the beginning to end of radiation therapy and evaluate for differences in demographic and clinical characteristics, mood states, and quality of life (QOL) among patients who did and did not experience changes in sexual function. DESIGN Descriptive, longitudinal. SETTING Two radiation thera...

Background Infertility as the bitterest life experience can affect sexual function. Also, infertility is a reproductive health problem. Many studies showed that agitation, stress, depression, marital dissatisfaction and sexual dysfunction are psychological outcomes resulted from infertility. There are many factors influencing the female sexual function, one of them is body mass index. The prese...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of self-reported sexual problems (any, desire, arousal, and orgasm), the prevalence of problems accompanied by personal distress, and to describe related correlates. METHODS The 31,581 female respondents aged 18 years and older were from 50,002 households sampled from a national research panel representative of U.S. women. Correlates of each distressing se...

INTRODUCTION Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is a highly prevalent sexual health problem but poorly investigated at the primary care level. AIM This article examines the prevalence of sexual dysfunction and its possible risk factors associated with women at high risk of FSD in a hospital-based primary practice. METHODS A validated Malay version of the Female Sexual Function Index (MVFSFI) w...

Objective: Infertile women are at a higher risk of sexual dysfunction compared to fertile women. Infertility is a major source of stress, anxiety and depression which strongly affects sexual health. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) among Iranian infertile women. Methods: The main international (Web of Science, PubMed, Medline and Scopus) an...

Objective Infertility is a major and problem influencing different aspects of couples life, especially those of women. Sexual dysfunction is the silent partner of infertility. This study aimed to identify the above-mentioned factors to make necessary decisions and perform efficient interventions to improve the sexual health of infertile women. This study investigated the factors influencing sex...

Domestic violence is a universal problem, and sexual violence in marriage, in particular, is a hidden form of it. This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted to determine to the prevalence of domestic sexual violence by husbands, the prevalence of sexual problems, and the relation of these among married women attending a gynecology outpatient clinic. This study was performed in a univ...

background: no comprehensive study has been conducted on risk factors of sexual dysfunction in women with diabetes mellitus. objectives: the aim of this study was to consider all possible influencing variables including hormonal, physical and, psychological status, socioeconomic status, and dietary intake to get more accurate and reliable results. patients and methods: sexual function was asses...