Female sexual dysfunction in Iran: study of prevalence and risk factors

Ghanbarzadeh, Nahid; Nadjafi-Semnani, Mohammad; Ghanbarzadeh, Mohammad-Reza; Nadjfai-Semnani, Ali; Nadjfai-Semnani, Fatemeh

doi:10.1007/s00404-012-2604-z

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“…Amidu et al 30 reported the prevalence of vaginismus to be 68.1%, but it was severe in only 6% of participants. In a study by Ghanbarzadeh et al, 36 54% of women felt pain during intercourse.…”

Section: Dyspareunia and Vaginismusmentioning

confidence: 93%

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Incidence and Prevalence of Sexual Dysfunction in Women and Men: A Consensus Statement from the Fourth International Consultation on Sexual Medicine 2015

McCabe

Sharlip

Lewis

et al. 2016

The Journal of Sexual Medicine

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Introduction: The incidence and prevalence of various sexual dysfunctions in women and men are important to understand to designate priorities for epidemiologic and clinical research. Aim: This manuscript was designed to conduct a review of the literature to determine the incidence and prevalence of sexual dysfunction in women and men. Methods: Members of Committee 1 of the Fourth International Consultation on Sexual Medicine (2015) searched and reviewed epidemiologic literature on the incidence and prevalence of sexual dysfunctions. Key older studies and most studies published after 2009 were included in the text of this article. Main Outcome Measures: The outcome measures were the reports in the various studies of the incidence and prevalence of sexual dysfunction among women and men. Results: There are more studies on incidence and prevalence for men than for women and many more studies on prevalence than incidence for women and men. The data indicate that the most frequent sexual dysfunctions for women are desire and arousal dysfunctions. In addition, there is a large proportion of women who experience multiple sexual dysfunctions. For men, premature ejaculation and erectile dysfunction are the most common sexual dysfunctions, with less comorbidity across sexual dysfunctions for men compared with women. Conclusion: These data need to be treated with caution, because there is a high level of variability across studies caused by methodologic differences in the instruments used to assess presence of sexual dysfunction, ages of samples, nature of samples, methodology used to gather the data, and cultural differences. Future research needs to use well-validated tools to gather data and ensure that the data collection strategy is clearly described.

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confidence: 93%

“…16,18,19,26,27,32 Several investigations described increasing dyspareunia with increasing age. 17,36 The Global Study of Sexual Attitudes and Behavior 20 reported pain during sexual intercourse to range from 5% in Northern Europe to 22% in Southeast Asia.…”

Section: Dyspareunia and Vaginismusmentioning

confidence: 99%

Incidence and Prevalence of Sexual Dysfunction in Women and Men: A Consensus Statement from the Fourth International Consultation on Sexual Medicine 2015

McCabe

Sharlip

Lewis

et al. 2016

The Journal of Sexual Medicine

380

256

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“…For example, in Nigeria, it is a deep rooted cultural practice to avoid sexual intercourse after delivery until the child is fully weaned and no longer breastfeeding (4). In Iran, religious and cultural values dictate that many women with sexual dysfunction do not consult with a healthcare provider, therefore the problem remains under-recognised (19,20). It has been estimated that prevalence of sexual disorder among Iranian women ranges from 27% to 44% (11,17,19,21).…”

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“…In Iran, religious and cultural values dictate that many women with sexual dysfunction do not consult with a healthcare provider, therefore the problem remains under-recognised (19,20). It has been estimated that prevalence of sexual disorder among Iranian women ranges from 27% to 44% (11,17,19,21). Some published studies have demonstrated that female sexual dysfunction is common in the general population in Iran especially among couples with poor educational background or in a low socioeconomic class (17,19).…”

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Postpartum Sexual Functioning and Its Predicting Factors among Iranian Women

Rezaei

Azadi

Sayehmiri

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“…The study results showed that out of the 821 subjects under study, 694 (84.6%) had active sexual intercourse with their husbands, but 239 (29.1%) had less than one intercourse per week. In addition, 320 participants (39%) were not satisfied with their sexual activity, and 86 (10.5%) had never experienced orgasm [5].…”

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Effect of sildenafil citrate on women affected by sexual dysfunction referred to health clinics

Zeinalzadeh

Akbarzadeh

Faridi

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Background. Female sexual dysfunction is a serious, multifactorial problem which affects women's quality of life. Objectives. This study aimed at assessing the effect of sildenafil citrate on sexual dysfunction among women of reproductive age. Materials and methods. The present randomized clinical trial was conducted on 84 married women between 18 and 40 years old who suffered from sexual dysfunction. The inclusion criteria of the study were being married and between 18-40 years old, obtaining scores ≥ 22 in FSFI, not having a history of hypothyroidism or hyperprolactinemia, and not suffering from dyspareunia or vaginismus. The intervention group was required to consume 50 mg sildenafil citrate 1 hour before sexual intercourse for 5 weeks, and the control group received placebo. FSFI was completed by both study groups before and 5 weeks after the treatment. The data were analyzed through SPSS (v. 18) and paired t-test and independent t-test. Results. Most of the women (67.2%) were between 30 and 40 years old. The study results revealed a significant difference between the two groups regarding the mean scores of sexual desire (p = 0.011), sexual arousal (p = 0.001), lubrication (p = 0.026), orgasm and sexual satisfaction (p < 0.001), and the whole dimension (p < 0.001). Besides, total mean sexual function before and after for the intervention and control groups was 21.1 ± 3.28 vs. 17.22 ± 5.9 (p < 0.001). Conclusion. In this study, sildenafil citrate was effective in enhancing sexual desire, arousal, orgasm, and sexual satisfaction. Of course, more studies need to be conducted on this issue.

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Female sexual dysfunction in Iran: study of prevalence and risk factors

Abstract: Dissatisfaction and not feeling pleasure with sexual activity was the most common FSD in our study. Further epidemiologic investigation is clearly warranted.

Cited by 30 publications

References 14 publications

Incidence and Prevalence of Sexual Dysfunction in Women and Men: A Consensus Statement from the Fourth International Consultation on Sexual Medicine 2015

Incidence and Prevalence of Sexual Dysfunction in Women and Men: A Consensus Statement from the Fourth International Consultation on Sexual Medicine 2015

Postpartum Sexual Functioning and Its Predicting Factors among Iranian Women

Effect of sildenafil citrate on women affected by sexual dysfunction referred to health clinics

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