Background & aim: The incidence of sexual dysfunction increases during the menopause period. Some menopause women are worried about the reduction of their marital satisfaction due to sexual dysfunction. Regarding this, the present study aimed to compare the marital satisfaction among the menopause women with and without sexual dysfunction. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 80...

Background & aim: Sexual dysfunction is common among women after childbirth, which could be associated with depression, anxiety and stress. The majority of these problems can be treated in early stages with different counseling approaches. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of counselling based on the PLISSIT model on depression, anxiety and stress among po...

Background: Normal vaginal delivery causes sexual dysfunction as well as urinary and fecal incontinence, which can threaten a person's quality of life. It is believed that pelvic floor muscle strength is the most important factor in improving sexual satisfaction and function and urinary control. Therefore, This study aimed to investigate the role of physiotherapy and pelvic floor exercises in r...

Aims: Pelvic floor disorders such as urinary incontinence and pelvic and genital prolapse affect sexual function and quality of life. The aim of the present study was to compare the effect of anterior colporrhaphy and transobturator tape (TOT) surgeries on urinary incontinence and sexual function in women. Materials&Methods: This retrospective cohort clinical trial study was performed on 136 w...

BACKGROUND POEMS syndrome is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome due to an underlying plasma cell neoplasm. Hypogonadism is the most common endocrine abnormality in POEMS syndrome. There is no data about improvement of hypogonadism and sexual dysfunction after appropriate treatment of POEMS syndrome so far. In this single-center prospective study, the efficacy of low-dose lenalidomide and dexamethas...

purpose: body image is a person’s body shape in his/her mind. negative body image is associated   with low self-esteem, depression, eating disorder and body dimorphic disorder. the aim of   this study was to investigate the role of body image on sexual performance of married women   nurses in tehran.   materials and methods: in this correlation study, 200 married women nurses working in public ...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of surgical repair of pelvic organ prolapse on female sexual function and to assess correlations between the two using two current standardized questionnaires. MATERIALS AND METHODS From October 2009 to September 2010, 143 patients with posterior compartment or combined vaginal prolapse were included. We assessed surgical outcomes accor...