BACKGROUND Sexual dysfunctions are one of the most fundamental difficulties for infertile women, which can be as the cause of infertility. This study investigated the prevalence of this disorder and associated factors in order to improve infertility treatment process and the quality of life of women referring to infertility center. METHODS A cross sectional study was performed on 236 women wh...

For the development of a psychosomatic disorder there are three requisites: (1) a psychoneurotic predisposition; (2) an exciting emotional conflict, and (3) restriction of outward expression of the conflict. All individuals, whether normal or psychoneurotic, seek relief from the mental suffering occasioned by disturbing life problems. When emotional tension is expended by outward expression, mu...

Introduction Ultrasound in labour (intrapartum ultrasound) has come to the fore in the last decade stemming from both an increased desire for a reliable method of labour assessment coupled with increased availability of ultrasound on the delivery suite. The use of ultrasound in the delivery suite currently is predominantly for presentation, amniotic fluid and fetal heart assessment, but there i...

BACKGROUND Despite the recent focus on sexual behaviour and AIDs, there are almost no data on the prevalence of sexual dysfunction within primary care settings. METHOD One hundred and seventy patients attending a general practice participated in a questionnaire survey of the prevalence and characteristics of sexual problems. The detection rate of the general practitioners (GPs) and indicators...

OBJECTIVE Determination of psychological problems will shed light on the terms of solution and provide support to patients about these problems will ensure the patients' coherence to the treatment and will enhance the benefits they receive from treatment. In this study, we aimed to determine these psychosocial problems and the interactions with each other in colon cancer patients. METHODS In ...

background: sexual dysfunctions are one of the most fundamental difficulties for infertile women, which can be as the cause of infertility. this study investigated the prevalence of this disorder and associated factors in order to improve infertility treatment process and the quality of life of women referring to infertility center. methods: a cross sectional study was performed on 236 women wh...

(1) sexual dysfunctions are defined by the presence of pain or an alteration during one or more of the phases of the linear sexual response cycle (desire – arousal – orgasm – resolution). In the fifth edition of this manual, DSM-5, (2) published in 2013, sexual dysfunctions were considered gender-specific, in which the difficulties with desire and arousal of the woman constitute a single dysfun...