Female sexual dysfunction in Iran: study of prevalence and risk factors
Abstract
Purpose To assess the prevalence of and risk factors for female sexual dysfunction (FSD) among women in Birjand city, Iran.Methods This cross-sectional population-based survey was conducted in nine areas of Birjand, the provincial center of South Khorasan province and married women aged between 15 and 72 years were included. Data were collected by face-to-face interview and completing a self-administered questionnaire. FSD and related risk factors were assessed.Results A total of 821 women with mean age of 31.5 ± 9.1 were studied. Of them, 694 (84.6 %) had active sexual relationship with their husband, 239 (29.1 %) had less than one intercourse per week, 320 (39 %) did not feel pleasure with their sexual activity and intercourse, 86 (10.5 %) had never attained an orgasm, 604 (73.6 %) had a highly satisfactory relationship with their husband.Conclusions Dissatisfaction and not feeling pleasure with sexual activity was the most common FSD in our study. Further epidemiologic investigation is clearly warranted.
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- Authors
- Ghanbarzadeh, N., Nadjafi-Semnani, M., Ghanbarzadeh, M.-R., Nadjfai-Semnani, A., & Nadjfai-Semnani, F.
- Affiliations
- Birjand University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Corresponding author
- Nadjafi-Semnani, Mohammad
- Venue
- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Published
- 2012-10-31
- Volume
- 287
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 533-539
- ISSN
- 0003-9128 (ISSN-L)
- 0932-0067
- 1432-0711
- OpenAlex
- W2005372624
- Cited by
- 35
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 2.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
- Birjand University of Medical Sciences
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Sex work and related issues
- Keywords
- female sexual dysfunction, prevalence, risk factors, sexual satisfaction, sexual pleasure, orgasm, marital sexual relationship, married women, Birjand
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Iran, Marriage, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Sexual Behavior, Prevalence, Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological, Young Adult
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