Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) is defined as a deficiency or absence of sexual fantasies and desire for sexual activity that causes marked distress or interpersonal difficulty. The dysfunction cannot be better accounted for by another psychiatric disorder (except another sexual dysfunction) and must not be due exclusively to the physiological effects of a substance or a general medica...

Background: Evaluation of sexual disorders among persons receiving methadone replacement therapy is of great importance, because these problems may lead to non-compliance and relapse. This study aimed to estimate the effect of methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) on sexual function among addicted Iranian men using met-analysis.Methods: Investigating the available data banks, relevant studies wer...

The authors aimed to assess the degree to which age moderates the association between sexual desire and sexual distress in women. The authors combined 4 independent data sets that yielded a total sample of 771 women (M age = 27.76, SD age = 9.64) who had completed the Sexual Satisfaction Scale for Women and the Female Sexual Function Index. Desire interacted with age quadratically in predicting...

Flibanserin acts at cortical, limbic, hypothalamic, and brainstem nuclei to inhibit serotonin release by binding to 5-HT1A autoreceptors and block postsynaptic action of serotonin at 5-HT2A receptors. This gradually disinhibits the turnover of other monoamines like dopamine and noradrenaline that are critical for sexual desire.

objective: to determine the prevalence of sexual problems in iranian women and association of sexual dysfunction with menopausal symptoms. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, 151 married women with the age of 40-60 yearsold who were referred for treatmentto department of gynecology in vali-e-asr hospital (tehran, iran) from april to july 2012, were recruited. they were evaluat...

INTRODUCTION Female genital mutilation (FGM), the partial or total removal of the external genitalia for non-medical reasons, can affect female sexuality. However, only few studies are available, and these have significant methodologic limitations. AIM To understand the impact of FGM on the anatomy of the clitoris and bulbs using magnetic resonance imaging and on sexuality using psychometric ...

Introduction. There are problems with the existing definition of hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) in that desire for sex and sexual fantasy are not a universal experience. Aims. To explore: (i) women’s motivations to engage in sexual activity; (ii) frequency and predictors of sexual fantasies; (iii) sexual arousal; (iv) recognition of sexual arousal; and (v) association between relation...