background:   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 married women with a definite diagnosis of pcos who were referred due to infertility were recruited. they were evaluated concerning their sexual function in the domains of desire, arousal, lubrication, o...

PURPOSE The impact of chronic pelvic pain syndrome on sexual function in men is underestimated. We quantified sexual dysfunction (ejaculatory pain, decreased libido, erectile dysfunction and ejaculatory difficulties) in men with chronic pelvic pain syndrome and assessed the effects of pelvic muscle trigger point release concomitant with paradoxical relaxation training. MATERIALS AND METHODS W...

BACKGROUND Chinese aphrodisiacs have become popular remedy for sexual dysfunction and improvement of libido in men in Malawi. However, selling of these drugs seems not to be well regulated. Probably the aphrodisiacs that are currently on the market have unknown efficacy, potency and safety profiles. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of imported Chinese aphrodisiacs using guinea p...

OBJECTIVE Circulating testosterone in women declines during the late reproductive years such that otherwise healthy women in their 40s have approximately half the testosterone level as women in their 20s. Despite this, research showing the benefits of androgen replacement has been limited to the postmenopausal years. In view of the known premenopausal physiological decline in testosterone, we h...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The aim of this study was to assess effects of stroke on sexual functioning of stroke patients and their spouses and to study the associations of clinical and psychosocial factors with poststroke changes in sexual functions. METHODS One hundred ninety-two stroke patients and 94 spouses participating in stroke adjustment courses sponsored by the Finnish Stroke and Aphasi...

R EPEATEDLY in the past and more recently we have dealt with the distinction between the ego instincts and the sexual instincts. At first, suppression taught us that the two may be flatly opposed to each other, that in the struggle the sexual instincts suffer apparent defeat and are forced to obtain satisfaction by other regressive methods, and so find the compensation for defeat in their invul...

Male hypogonadism is a condition characterized by decreased testosterone production and sperm quality or production. This can be the result of primary testicular failure or secondary testicular failure due to pituitary or hypothalamic disorders. Symptoms of hypogonadism include erectile dysfunction, decreased libido, and regression or absence of secondary sexual characteristics. Total testoster...

This qualitative research study examined the experiences of sexual-minority women in romantic and sexual relationships with female-to-male transsexuals (N = 20) using grounded theory analysis. This article reports data on issues related to sexual desire and practice in the context of a partner's transition, which participants said often compelled a process of renegotiating bodies and sexual con...

Aging is a phase that is still relatively unknown compared to other life phases, although it has been increasingly studied in recent years. Female aging, characterized by entry into the climacteric, is a period comprising important hormonal, physical and neuropsychic changes. Often, neuropsychic symptoms are the first to appear, such as vasomotor disorders, headaches, anxiety, depression, fatig...