Sexuality research focuses almost exclusively on individuals rather than couples, though ongoing relationships are very important for most people and cultures. The present study was the first to examine sexual and relationship parameters of middle-aged and older couples in committed relationships of 1-51 years duration. Survey research was conducted in Brazil, Germany, Japan, Spain, and the U.S...

INTRODUCTION Sexual health is an integral aspect of quality of life with important implications for satisfaction with intimate relationships, emotional well-being, and life as a whole. Veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan frequently encounter a wide range of known risk factors for sexual health concerns. AIM This article seeks to examine the overall frequency, important covariates ass...

Abstract Introduction There is a complex relationship between women’s sexual functioning and positive outcomes such as satisfaction or pleasure. Some studies indicate that lower physical pleasure mediates the association function distress (Stephenson & Metson, 2015), suggesting these constructs are related but distinct. Moreover, different aspects of dysfunction differentially associated wi...

OBJECTIVE This study aims to examine baseline and longitudinal associations between body mass index (BMI) and sexual functioning in midlife women. METHODS Midlife women (N = 2,528) from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation reported on sexual functioning and underwent measurements of BMI annually beginning in 1995-1997, with follow-up spanning 13.8 years. Associations between baseline...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate changes in sexual well being in a group of patients with Parkinson's disease following deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN). METHODS 31 consecutive patients with Parkinson's disease (21 men and 10 women), bilaterally implanted for DBS of STN, were evaluated one month before and 9-12 months after surgery. Sexual functioning was assessed using a r...

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OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of uterine artery embolization (UAE) on psychological and sexual well-being 3 months after treatment. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING Large teaching hospital in Tilburg, the Netherlands. PATIENT(S) 141 Premenopausal women with symptomatic uterine fibroids. INTERVENTION(S) UAE for symptomatic fibroids. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Changes in scores on a que...

OBJECTIVE To investigate longitudinal changes in sexual functioning during the first year following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Community. PARTICIPANTS 182 persons (53 women and 129 men) with moderate to severe TBI who were admitted to 1 of 6 participating TBI Model System centers and followed in the community at 6 and 12 month...

BACKGROUND Impaired sexual function is increasingly recognized as a side effect of psychopharmacological treatment. However, underlying mechanisms of action of the different drugs on sexual processing are still to be explored. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we previously investigated effects of serotonergic (paroxetine) and dopaminergic (bupropion) antidepressants on sexual functi...