Validity of the Brazilian online version of the Sexual Desire Inventory 2.

Objective: The Sexual Desire Inventory 2 is a self-report instrument for assessing sexual desire in men and women. In Brazil, there is no validated sexual desire self-report for the adult population. The aim of this study was to determine the evidence of validity for the content and construct of the Brazilian online version of the Sexual Desire Inventory 2.

Evaluation of Sexual Function of Transgender Individuals.

Purpose: The current study sought to evaluate the sexual function of transgender men and women and to identify associated factors.

Methods: Trans individuals who were outpatients at our gender incongruence (GI) center for follow-up of gender-affirming hormone therapy with age ranging 27 to 50 years were invited to participate in this cross-sectional study. Clinical data were collected from the medical records.

Sexual Practices During Adolescence.

Adolescence is characterized by significant biological and psychological changes. During this time, the increased production of androgens leads to increased sexual behavior, and this may contribute to early initiation of sexual activity. The objectives of the present cross-sectional study of adolescents enrolled in state schools in the city of Ribeirão Preto, state of São Paulo, Brazil, were to determine the average age at the first sexual intercourse (sexarche), the average number of sexual partners, and the frequency of contraceptive and condom use.

Pelvic floor muscle training increases pelvic floor muscle strength more in post-menopausal women who are not using hormone therapy than in women who are using hormone therapy: a randomised trial.

Question: Are there differences in the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training on pelvic floor muscle strength and urinary incontinence symptoms in postmenopausal women who are and are not using hormone therapy?

Design: Randomised, controlled trial with concealed allocation, blinded assessors, and intention-to-treat analysis.

Participants: Ninety-nine postmenopausal women, 38 of whom were using daily systemic oestrogen/progestogen therapy.

Intervention: The experimental group (n=51) received an intensive supervised pelvic floor muscle training protocol, and the control group (n=48) received no intervention.

Relationship between pelvic floor muscle strength and sexual dysfunction in postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study.

Introduction And Hypothesis: The prevalence of sexual dysfunction in postmenopausal women is high. Theoretically pelvic floor muscle (PFM) strength could influence sexual function, but to date there is scant evidence on this topic. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between PFM strength and sexual function in postmenopausal women.

Quality of Life in Women With Breast Cancer Treated With or Without Chemotherapy.

Background: The diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer may negatively affect the quality of life (QOL) of women.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess QOL in women with breast cancer who were treated with or without chemotherapy and to identify factors associated with improved or worsening QOL in these women.

Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 112 women who were treated with chemotherapy (CTX group, with 85 [75.

Factors Related to Coital Frequency of Women in Their Thirties.

This cross-sectional study aimed to identify factors related to coital frequency (CF) among 254 women in their 30s using a semistructured interview to collect sociodemographic, anthropometric, reproductive, clinical, and relationship data. CF was characterized as (a) never, (b) rarely (≤1 times/month), (c) occasionally (≤1 times /week), (d) regularly (2-3 times/week), or (e) frequently (>3 times/week). The mean age was 34.

Impact of Physical Resistance Training on the Sexual Function of Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

Introduction: There is a need for specific measures to address overall care in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Physical resistance training (PRT) has been shown to improve certain body parameters. However, the effect of PRT on the sexual function of PCOS women has not been evaluated.

Effects of metformin on serum insulin and anti-Mullerian hormone levels and on hyperandrogenism in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between serum anti-Mullerian hormone levels (AMH) and insulin resistance (IR) before and after meformin treatment and to compare AMH levels of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) women in the early follicular phase.

Methods: Twenty PCOS women with IR, taking metformin 1500 mg/day for 8 weeks, and 16 non-PCOS controls were enrolled in this longitudinal study. Serum levels of AMH, insulin, glucose, testosterone, and quantitative insulin check index (QUICKI), were assessed before and after treatment in PCOS group.

Altered sexual and reproductive functions in epileptic men taking carbamazepine.

Introduction: Epileptic men may experience hormonal changes that may alter semen quality and sexual function. Alterations in male sexual and reproductive parameters may also be due to treatment with antiepileptic drugs to control seizures.

Aims: To evaluate serum hormone concentrations, semen quality, the frequency of sexual intercourse (FSI), and erectile function in men with epileptic seizures controlled by carbamazepine (CBZ).

Women's poorer satisfaction with their sex lives following gynecologic cancer treatment.

Gynecologic cancer treatment can lead to anatomical changes in the genitalia that may impair sexual response. As a result, the authors aimed to assess women's self-perceptions of their sex lives following gynecologic cancer treatment and the impact of such treatment on sexual function. Thirty sexually active women were examined.

[Macroprolactinemia and intermediate hyperprolactinemia: clinical manifestations and image].

Purpose: To characterize patients with indeterminate values of hyperprolactinemia (PEG test for the identification of macroprolactinemias with recovery between 30 and 65%) (PRLi) or macroprolactinemia (PRLm), in relation to clinical characteristics, such as the presence or absence of symptoms, as well as their intensity and variation, and the presence or absence of central nervous system tumors.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional retrospective survey of records of 24 patients with hyperprolactinemia, in reproductive ages, with prolactin >25 ng/dL. Eleven women with PRLm and 13 with PRLi were included.

Sexual dysfunction treatment in a patient with müllerian agenesy submitted to neovaginoplasty: a case report.

Vagina agenesis is a rare entity. Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome is the most significant cause of vagina agenesis, whereas the second most common cause is complete androgen syndrome. Surgical treatment can propitiate a vaginal reconstruction, but sexual function depends on several factors that affect sexual performance.

Menopause leading to increased vaginal wall thickness in women with genital prolapse: impact on sexual response.

Introduction: Hypoestrogenism causes structural changes in the vaginal wall that can lead to sexual dysfunction. A reduction in vaginal wall thickness has been reported to occur after menopause, although without precise morphometry.

Aim: To measure vaginal wall thickness in women with genital prolapse in normal and hypoestrogenic conditions and to correlate sexual dysfunction with vaginal wall thickness and estradiol levels.

Sexuality during the climacteric period.

Background: Cultural, social, physiological and psychological factors may alter the course of sexual function in climacteric women.

Objective: The objective of the present literature review is to survey the prevalence of sexual dysfunctions in the climacteric and to establish the association between the organic and psychic changes that occur during this phase and sexual dysfunction. We also discuss potential treatments.