BACKGROUND The Female Sexual Function index (FSFI), is a scale designed to evaluate sexuality and diagnose the presence of sexual dysfunction in women. AIM To apply the FSFI to climacteric women. PATIENTS AND METHODS The FSFI was applied to 370 healthy women aged between 40 and 59years old (49 +/- 6years) that accompanied patients to public health services in Santiago. RESULTS Fifty six p...

Introduction Vasectomy is the simplest, safest, and most effective form of definitive fertility control in men [1]. Vasectomy is used for 10% of contraception worldwide but only for 2% in Germany [2]. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of vasectomy on the sexual satisfaction of sterilized men and their partners. Material and methods Vasectomized men and their partners were su...

Purpose To identify pregnancy as a causative factor of sexual dysfunction among expectant women. Methods A prospective study with 225 expectant mothers seen in the prenatal clinic of a federal university. Sexual function was evaluated by means of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), and all domains were analyzed (desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain). Initially, a un...

This study was done to develop a Korean version of the Quality of Sexual Function (QSF-K) and evaluate the validity and reliability of the QSF-K. The participants were 220 women who visited the Center for Uterine Cancer at the National Cancer Center in Korea. Participants completed the scale once and then again at a two to four week interval. The QSF-K, Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and E...

OBJECTIVE Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become a common and important chronic liver disease worldwide. Previous studies have indicated that NAFLD has an adverse effect on the quality of life, but information is lacking about the impact of NAFLD on female sexual dysfunction. The aim of this study was to determine the association between NAFLD and female sexual dysfunction in prem...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES To investigate whether the operations of Type 1 hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy performed for benign reasons have any effect on sexual life and levels of depression. METHOD This is a multi-center, comparative, prospective study. Healthy, sexual active patients aged between 40 and 60 were included into the study. Data was collected with the technique of...

INTRODUCTION Urinary incontinence (UI) is often associated with sexual dysfunction. We present our preliminary experience with a combined rehabilitative approach consisting of biofeedback, functional electrical stimulation, pelvic floor muscle exercises, and vaginal cones. AIM The potential impact of such practice on UI and sexual function was analyzed in our case series and discussed. MAIN...

BACKGROUND Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is presented with characteristic complications such as chronic an ovulation, obesity, and hyperandrogenism which can affect sexual function in women of reproductive age. OBJECTIVE Herein we evaluated the frequency and predisposing factors of sexual dysfunction in infertile PCOS patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 130 mar...

Background Sjogren’s syndrome is a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder (classified as an autoimmune disorder) characterized by lymphocyte infiltrates in exocrine organs. This classified primary sjogren’s or secondary sjogren’s. Dryness of the eyes, oral cavity, larynx, pharynx and vagina common syndrome. Although vaginal dryness symptom seen after menopause healthy population, it often occur...

We read with interest the article of Wing et al. (1) reporting the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in a group of obese women with type 2 diabetes and the effect of intensive lifestyle changes. The 50% prevalence of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) they found in 227 obese women appears conservative, at the least, which may lead to an underestimation of FSD prevalence in the sample. The choice to...