Objective 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. MaterialsA...

background: evidence indicates that sexual assertiveness is one of the important factors affecting sexual satisfaction. according to some studies, traditional gender norms conflict with women’s capability in expressing sexual desires. this study examined the relationship between gender roles and sexual assertiveness in married women in mashhad, iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was cond...

Objective: Among a representative sample of married women in the capital of Iran, Tehran, we aimed to determine the association of self-reported sexual desire with (1) Self-reported attachment styles (2) Self-reported marital satisfaction (3) Self-reported sex guilt. Methods: The data were obtained from a total of 192 married Iranian women who were selected via multi-cluster sampling method ...

Sexual medicine has expressed concern about the presumed negative effects of pornography on sexual aggression, sexual relationships, and sexual function since the inception of the scientific study of human sexuality. Ivan Bloch, the German physician who coined the term sexology, asserted as long ago as 1902 that “[t]here is no sexual aberration, no perverse act, however frightful, that is not p...

As cancer survival has continued to improve, cancer patients and their sexually intimate partner (SIP) are confronted with a number of issues including sexual function and overall sexual health. Our study objective was to assess changes in sexual function in women undergoing cancer treatment and their SIP, and attempt to identify areas of needed support and improvement. In this questionnaire-ba...

the aim of the current study was to predict marital satisfaction from the magnitude of their forgiveness. the research design was correlational study and the same vein, to fulfill the stated goal 88 mothers of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities by means of accessible sampling procedure, and afrooz marital satisfaction (2011) as well as enright forgiveness inventory standa...

Background: It is widely accepted that lower levels of sexual satisfaction and function are among the common problems in postmenopausal women. Several studies have examined the effect of plants containing phytoestrogens for the prevention and treatment of menopause complications. Aim: The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of medicin...