OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of improvement in erectile dysfunction (ED) on sexual function and satisfaction measures in heterosexual couples in which the woman reports that sexual intercourse is unsatisfactory at least half of the time. DESIGN Multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. SETTING Outpatient medical clinics. POPULATION Hundred and eighty men with ED and thei...

abstract background: body image is related to cognitive, emotional, and physical aspects of women’s life. therefore, it is expected to have an important role in women’s sexual health and marital adjustment too. this issue seems to be salient in infertile women who suffer from psychological consequences of infertility. this study was conducted to investigate the relationship of body image with s...

Background: Infertility is a major challenge to balance the emotional and sexual life of a couple. Sexual dysfunction is common in infertile couples and women are affected more often than men. This may be related to infertility or infertility diagnosis and treatment process. Infertile couples look sex as part of the process in the treatment so sexy and sensual aspects of human needs will be rem...

Introduction: The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of emotional intelligence interventions, sexual fantasies, and integrated protocol in treating the orgasmic disorder, performance, and quality of sexual life. Method: The type of study is quasi-experimental based on the pretest-posttest design. The study population consisted of all married women aged 30-45 years who had a marit...

Most men and women remain sexually active into mid-life and beyond. However, sexual functioning in periand postmenopausal women, and their partners, is widely variable. Somatic symptoms, psychological issues, partner's physical, psychological, and relationship status are all important to one's perceived quality of life, and may greatly affect sexuality. These wide-ranging influences complicate ...

background: sexual dysfunction (sd) is one of the important problems in diabetic patients. the present study aimed to determine the prevalence of sexual problems in iranian women with type 2 diabetes mellitus. methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted among type 2 diabetic women who visited two outpatient endocrine clinics, namely imam hospital and tuba clinic (sari, iran) in 2012. patient...

Materials and Methods: 42 participants undergoing temporary or permanent colostomy (study group) at the Samsun Education and Research Hospital and 42 participants working as auxiliary staff in the same hospital (control group) were included in the study. All participants completed a questionnaire investigating socio-demographic characteristics and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Female partici...

OBJECTIVE To determine the association between sexual function and depression in sexually active, mid-aged women while controlling for sociodemographical and clinical factors. METHODS Data were analyzed from 335 healthy, sexually active, Peruvian women (40-59 years) who simultaneously filled out the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), the Beck Depression Inv...

PURPOSE Although rectal cancer is a very common malignancy and has an improved cure rate in response to oncological treatment, research on rectal-cancer survivors' sexual function remains limited. Sexual dysfunction (SD) after rectal cancer treatment was measured, and possible predisposing factors that may have an impact on the development of this disorder were identified. METHODS Patients un...