Although sex dreams (SD) are of common occurrence, studies dealing with them are still restricted. SD had been reported as accompanying nocturnal orgasms in women and they were reported usually as a reflection of their actual experience. This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to provide information about SD prevalence, frequency, content, and drives in a group of Egyptian married women. Overall, 211 married women answered a self-report questionnaire including 23 items covering the epidemiology of participants, sexual activity, and SD details. Overall, 106 of the participants (51.3%) experienced the occurrence of SD. The most common frequency of SD was once/month occurring in 25.6% of the participants; most common content seen was kissing (39.6%), most commonly occurring in familiar places (62.3%), most common persons seen were husbands (33.6%), feeling pleasure after it (54.7%) with increased emotional satisfaction (46.2%). The most common drive to have SD was to be in a sexually stimulating situation (51.8%). Occurrence of SD was more common in women aged 20 -29, in those having a university degree and in house wives. SD was proportional to coital frequency and the frequency of orgasm. It is concluded that SD is not uncommon in married women where sexual thoughts and motives are represented.

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Introduction: Sexual satisfaction is a multidimensional experience involving thoughts, feelings, personal and sociocultural attitudes and beliefs, combined with biological factors. Aim of the Study: The present study aimed to assess the degree of sexual satisfaction and its predictors in a convenience sample of married Egyptian women. Materials and Methods: 302 married women were recruited for this study. The tool used was a self-report questionnaire designed by the authors with the help of the COSECON survey. The questionnaire included questions about demographic data, sexual satisfaction, sexual activities e.g. frequency of coitus, obtaining lubrication and orgasm. Results: The degree of sexual satisfaction was as follows: 57.9% highly satisfied, 22.2%%moderately satisfied and 19.9% dissatisfied. The main predictors of satisfaction were: age, coital frequency, spontaneous desire, lubrication and the ability to reach orgasm. Foreplay duration and method, duration of marriage, residence and educational level were all related to sexual satisfaction. Conclusion: Sexual medicine counselors may benefit from the present work in dealing with their female clients. Determining the degree of sexual satisfaction plus looking for its predictors are important in helping couples with a problematic sexual relation.

PurposeThis study aimed to assess whether obesity can affect female sexuality. Patients and methods A case-control study was carried out on a sample of Egyptian women using a selffilled questionnaire. A group of 60 obese women (BMIo30 kg/cm 2 ) and a matching group of 30 nonobese women (controls) participated in this study. They answered a questionnaire that included 20 questions covering four domains (demographic data, assessment of female sexual function, weight image variables, and verbal or physical abuse by husbands). All women were free from diseases known to affect sexual function. Results Nonsignificant differences were found between obese and nonobese women in terms of arousal, ability to reach orgasm, and occurrence of unprovoked desire to have sex. The most preferred coital positions were rear entry in the obese group and man on top in the lean group. The practice of oral and anal sex was uncommon for both groups. Satisfaction with sexual life was significantly higher in the nonobese group. There was a statistical correlation between weight loss and improvement in libido. Three quarters of obese women reported being verbally abused by their husbands because of their body shape. ConclusionThere is a tendency for obese women to be inferior to their lean counterparts in many aspects of sexual functioning. Weight loss seems to be useful in boosting libido in obese women.Obesity is increasing in prevalence at a rapid rate worldwide. The WHO formerly recognized an obesity epidemic in 1997 [1]. A fact sheet issued by the WHO in 2013 indicates that, worldwide, obesity has almost doubled since 1980 and that in 2008, more than 1.4 billion adults, 20 years and older, were overweight (BMIZ25 kg/m 2 ). Of these, over 200 million men and nearly 300 million women were obese (BMIZ30 kg/m 2 ) [2].Although few developing countries have nationally representative longitudinal data to assess trends, global estimates using both longitudinal and cross-sectional data indicate that the prevalence of obesity in countries in intermediate development has increased from 30 to 100% over the past decade [3].Obesity among adults, particularly women, has reached very high proportions in Egypt. According to the WHO, 46% of adult women in Egypt are obese [4].Obesity has been reported to be among the factors that adversely affect the sexual health of men and cause erectile dysfunction. For instance, the 9-year follow-up Massachusetts Male Aging Study [5] and the 25-year follow-up Rancho Bernardo Study [6] reported that body weight was an independent risk factor for erectile dysfunction, with a risk exceeding 90% of controls. However, the effects of obesity on female sexuality have not been clearly defined [7].There is considerable research on obesity and on sexuality as separate issues. The lack of research by sexologists or by obesity experts on the interrelation of the two subjects appears to indicate that researchers do not believe that sexuality and obesity can coexist [8].The present study was carried out to examine the effect of ob...

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Background: The study of coital frequency is important. Coital frequency may reflect how strong a marital status is, it can be used as an indicator of fertility and can be used as method of family planning. In unmarried persons it can be an indicator about the risk of having a sexually transmissible infection. Coital frequency varies in different cultures and socioeconomic standards. The current study was carried out to bridge the knowledge gap about coital frequency in a group of Egyptian married women. Factors affecting this frequency will be also looked for. Patients and Methods: The Participants of this cross-sectional study were 306 married women attending the outpatient clinic of Benha University Hospital (for reasons other than sexual councelling). A self-report questionnaire designed by the investigators was used. Results: The most common coital frequency was 2-3 times/week (64.05%). This frequency was suitable for 78.43% of participants. Husband's desire was the most important determinant of coital frequency (89.87%). The most common cause of low coital frequency was unavailability of husband (56.86%). Problems within the family (57.19%) or with the husband (82.03%) negatively affect coital frequency. Coital frequency declines with aging and long duration of marriage. Conclusion: The most common coital frequency was 2-3 times / week followed by once/ month. Advance in age and long duration of marriage were associated with a low coital frequency. Other factors affecting coital frequency were husband's unavailability , husband's ill health, husband's sexual desire, presence or absence of problems with husband or within the family.

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Body hair is a sign of sexual maturity for both women and men, but in women femininity is actually associated with a lack of body hair. women in ancient Egypt and classical Greece may have removed some or all of their body hair and grooming pubic hair may have been considered a feature of women"s sexual attractiveness. woman with body hair was seen as less sexually attractive, sociable and intelligent, and more masculine, than the same woman without body hair.Evaluate the impact of removal of body hair on various aspects of female sexuality. a self-report questionnaire designed by the authors guided by the female sexual function index (Rosen et al, 2000). The aim of the study and the details of the questionnaire were explained to the women before taking their informed consent. Participants were 222 women recruited from those attending the Dermatology and Andrology outpatient clinics at El-menshawy General Hospital, Tanta. Increase all sexual function after body hair removal.The present study findings indicate that sexual functions as desire, lubrication, orgasm improve after body hair removal in women .Several factors affect female sexual function after hair removal as circumcision, education, occupational status and site of hair removal.