Female sexual function is affected during pregnancy, with a significant change in all Female Sexual Function Index domains, especially in the first and third trimesters.

Premature ejaculation is the most common sexual dysfunction affecting 25%-40% of males of different age groups, imposing psychological and physical burden and causing relationship problems. Because there is no standard definition of PE, there has been the variability in its prevalence data. Aims of this study were to detect the prevalence of premature ejaculation in a sample of Egyptian population and to assess the effect of premature ejaculation on the patients' quality of life and on the sexual function of their partners. Our results revealed that the prevalence of PE was 26.67%.Also, PE-affected patients and their wives negatively causing dysfunctions in physiological, psychological, cultural and relationship dimensions. K E Y W O R D Sfemale sexual dysfunction, premature ejaculation, prevalence, quality of life 2 of 5 | HANAFY et Al.

Leptin is an adipocyte-secreted protein that participates in the regulation of energy homeostasis. Eighty men were investigated; fertile normozoospermia as a control (n = 30) and infertile oligozoospermia (n = 50). The patients underwent estimation of body weight (kg), height (cm), calculation of body mass index (BMI), semen analysis, serum leptin and testosterone hormones. Mean body weight was significantly higher in infertile oligozoospermia compared with controls. Mean height, BMI and serum testosterone levels showed nonsignificant differences between the two groups. Infertile oligozoospermia had significantly higher mean serum leptin level than controls (mean +/- SD; 6.88 +/- 8.65, 16.3 +/- 13.98 ng ml(-1), P < 0.01). Serum leptin demonstrated significant positive correlation with age, body weight, BMI and significant inverse correlation with serum testosterone. It had nonsignificant correlation with the height and sperm concentration. These results are suggestive of a link between the adipocyte derived hormone, leptin and male reproduction.

BackgroundSexuality is an important part of women's health, quality of life, and general well-being. During the postpartum period, women encounter numerous physical, psychological, and sociocultural factors. These factors negatively affect both the sexual function and the quality of life of women. Objective There are no adequate data in the medical literature as regards the occurrence of sexual dysfunction during the postpartum period in our Arabic countries. On the basis of this assertion, this cross-sectional study proposed to assess female sexual dysfunction (FSD) among married women for the duration of the postpartum period. Patients and methodsIn this study, 150 healthy married women in the first postpartum year with established marital relationships were incorporated. A questionnaire form developed by authors was applied for the participants. ResultsThe mean female age was 25.95 years. The desire and orgasm domains were the most affected, with 74.7% of the participants having sexual dysfunction with a total Female Sexual Function Index score of 20.3 ± 5. FSD was found to be correlated with age, presence of sexual problems during pregnancy, number of pregnancies, and number of children. Conclusion FSD is a common problem during the postpartum period among Egyptian women; therefore, women and their partners can be invited to discuss their sexual life and learn about bodily and emotional changes during the postpartum period. IntroductionFemale sexual dysfunction (FSD) is defined as disorders of sexual desire, arousal, orgasm, and sexual pain, which lead to personal distress. The etiology of sexual dysfunction is frequently multifactorial as it relates to general physical and mental well-being, quality of relationship, past sexual functioning, social class, education, employment, life stressors, personality factors, the presence of a sexual partner, and partner's age and health [1].FSD is highly prevalent in Egypt, and orgasm and desire scores were the most affected domains. Several personal (female age, postmenopausal status, duration of marriage, and circumcision) and male partner (age and the presence of sexual dysfunction) factors were significantly associated [2].During the postpartum period, the sexual function of a woman might be influenced by trauma to the reproductive organs, vaginal bleeding, stress and constraint caused by the newborn, physical discomfort, fear of infection, breast tenderness, tiredness, loss of sexual desire, perception of decreased attractiveness, change in body appearance, and depression. Moreover, some women experience dyspareunia during the postpartum period because of reduced vaginal lubrication resulting from decreased estrogen levels [3,4]. The time to resume sexual intercourse during the postpartum period varies according to the cultures. Although most of the women resume sexual intercourse by 6-8 weeks after delivery, it might take 1 year to return to the prepregnancy levels of sexual activity [5].This study was designed to evaluate sexual practices among our postpartum wom...

Puberty is the transitional period between childhood and adulthood, a process encompassing morphological, physiological and behavioural development to attain full reproductive capability. This study aimed to assess serum relaxin-3 hormone relationship with male delayed puberty. Sixty males were investigated as two equal groups: males with delayed puberty and healthy matched males as controls. They were subjected to history taking, clinical examination and estimation of serum FSH, LH, testosterone, relaxin-3 hormonal levels. The results showed that the secondary sexual characters in the patients group were at Tanner stages 1-2 and in the healthy controls at Tanner stages 3-5. The mean BMI in the patients group was significantly increased, whereas the mean levels of the span, testicular volume, serum LH, FSH, testosterone as well as relaxin-3 hormonal levels were significantly decreased compared with the healthy controls. Serum relaxin-3 levels showed significant positive correlation with the age, testis volume, span, Tanner stages, serum testosterone, FSH, LH hormones. In addition, serum relaxin-3 levels showed significant negative correlation with BMI. It is concluded that serum level of relaxin-3 hormone is an important mediator in the pathophysiological process of normal puberty being significantly decreased in males with delayed puberty.