BACKGROUND Despite the benefits of mother-newborn skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth, it has not been universally implemented as routine care for healthy term neonates. Midwifes are the first person to contact the neonate after birth. However, there is evidence that many midwives do not perform mother-newborn skin-to-skin contact. The aim of this study was to develop and psychometrica...

BACKGROUND There are several studies regarding sexual dysfunction in chronic diseases such as diabetes and renal failure; however, no significant study has been done on Iranian rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. OBJECTIVES In this study, we aimed to identify and compare sexual dysfunction between RA patients and the normal population. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this case-control study, two gr...

background: the awareness regarding the contribution of sexual self-concept to healthy sexual well-being is on a rise. the multidimensional sexual self-concept questionnaire (msscq) was developed to assess the 20 aspects related to sexual self-concept and has been widely applied in western societies. the adequacy of its application in iran has not been determined in order to guaranty its reliab...

conclusions our study demonstrated that almost all ghq and msscq parameters were lower in ra patients, which indicates lower quality sexual life in ra patients. we recommend further consideration for the treatment and care of these patients. patients and methods in this case-control study, two groups of females (87 ra patients and 89 controls) were randomly selected from the rheumatology clinic...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to compare sexual function and sexual response, attitude toward sexuality and relationships with sexual partners in women diagnosed with PCOS and healthy controls. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 73 women (aged 23-42 years) diagnosed with PCOS using the Rotterdam criteria and 45 healthy controls. All participants completed a questionnaire assessing socioepi...

Objective: With the development of technology and easy access to a variety of content in Internet, the pornography consumption along with individual characteristics can be one of the factors affecting couples' relationship. This study aimed to assess the role of pornography consumption and sexual perfectionism with mediating role of sexual self-concept on marital burnout among university studen...