Penile cancer is an uncommon malignancy. Surgical treatment is inevitably mutilating. Considering the strong impact on patients' sexual life we want to evaluate sexual function and satisfaction after partial penectomy. The patients in this study (n = 25) represented all those who attended our institutions and were diagnosed and treated for penile cancer from October 2011 to November 2013. All p...

BACKGROUND Fertility plays an important role in sexual and psychological function in families. Infertility can result in major emotional, social, and mental disorders, including a reduction in satisfaction with marital life and quality of life. The present study aimed to compare the quality of life and marital satisfaction and sexual satisfaction between fertile and infertile couples. MATERIA...

background : health related quality of life (qol) has now been considered as a main tool for outcome measurement in infertility. the present study aimed to determine the association between general and specified qol with different psychological aspects of self-esteem, social support, sexual satisfaction, and marital satisfaction in a sample of iranian infertile couples. method : this cross-sect...

INTRODUCTION An individual's social and marital function, interpersonal relationships, and quality of life may, sometimes be affected by negative body image. This study is aimed at determining the relationship between body image and sexual function in middle-aged women. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 437 middle-aged women, who were referred to various public healthcare centers in Ahva...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the sexual satisfaction rates of women who underwent tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure for stress urinary incontinence and compare it with the results of Burch-colposuspension. MATERIALS AND METHODS A self-administered questionnaire was given to 81 patients who had undergone TVT or Burch-colposuspension at our institution to determine sexual satisfaction rates an...

background: one of the affected aspects in infertile women that have not been given sufficient attention is sexual function. sexual function is a key factor in physical and marital health, and sexual dysfunction could significantly lower the quality of life. aim of this study was to assess the comparison sexual dysfunction in women with infertility and without infertility, admitted to al- zahra...

BACKGROUND Endometriosis is a chronic and progressive condition of women of reproductive age. It is strongly associated with significant impairment of sexual function. AIM To objectively evaluate the impact of laparoscopic excision of endometriosis on sexual function in patients with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) compared to healthy women. SETTING AND DESIGN Prospective study, inclu...

OBJECTIVE This study explored the main and interactive effects of sexual abuse history and relationship satisfaction on self-reported parenting, controlling for histories of physical abuse and parental alcoholism. METHOD The community sample consisted of 90 mothers of 5- to 8-year-old children. The sample was limited to those mothers currently in an intimate relationship, 19 of whom reported ...