INTRODUCTION General practitioners (GPs) and urologists are the first medical contacts for men with sexual dysfunction. Previous studies have shown that many GPs hesitate to address sexual issues and little is known about the sexological skills of urologists. AIM To analyze sexual history taking (SHT) by Swiss GPs and urologists, in terms of active exploration, focus, and competence in discus...

BACKGROUND There is evidence that health professionals do not discuss sexually related issues in consultations as often as patients would like. Although primary care has been identified as the preferred place to seek treatment for sexual health concerns, little is known either of the factors that prevent GPs and practice nurses initiating such discussions or of how they feel communication in th...

background: prevalence of sexual dysfunction varies from 20% to 40% in men and women in different studies in iran. despite its high prevalence, it seems that this issue has been neglected, particularly in islamic countries. the aim of this study was to assess sexual health in iran. this was a mixed method study.   methods: data were collected through evaluating country's sexual health programs ...

Regardless of cancer origin or age of onset, the disease and its treatment can produce short- and long-term sequelae (ie, sexual dysfunction, infertility, or lymphedema) that adversely affect quality of life (QOL). This article outlines the primary contemporary issues or concerns that may affect QOL and offers strategies to offset or mitigate QOL disruption. These contemporary issues are identi...

Use of such categorical terms as heterosexual, bisexual, and lesbian is widespread, yet re.srarch indicates that sexuality is a multidimensional phenomenon. Sexual behavior, identity, anddesirearenor highly intercorrelatedfor women, and this has implications for new ways of conceptualizing sexual orientation. Furthermore, the multifacetednature of sexual orientation has implications for concepr...

BACKGROUND In Ethiopia besides the very low health seeking behavior of young people, they do not have access to sexual and reproductive health information and even the existing health services are adult-centered. Furthermore, health providers are not well equipped in addressing young people sexual and reproductive health needs. Therefore, parent-young people discussion about sexual and reproduc...

Social Science and Operations Research Initiative on adolescent sexual and reproductive health In 1998, the Strategic Component of Social Science Research on Sexual and Reproductive Health launched this research initiative with a background paper reviewing the literature, and a widely distributed Call for Proposals and Concept Papers outlining research gaps in the area of adolescent sexual and ...

This article reviews major national population sex surveys that have asked questions about homosexuality focusing on conceptual and methodological issues, including the definitions of sex, the measured aspects of homosexuality, sampling and interviewing technique, and questionnaire design. Reported rates of major measures of same-sex attraction, behavior, partners, and sexual identity from surv...