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- Endometriosis is a prevalent chronic illness among women, and a study tested how the sensate focus technique and changing sexual positions might improve sexual function in women being treated for this condition.
- In the clinical trial involving 80 women, those who received education and instructions on sensate focus showed a significant improvement in sexual function and a decrease in sexual pain after 8 weeks compared to the control group.
- The findings suggest that techniques like sensate focus can positively impact sexual dysfunction related to endometriosis and should be integrated into medical treatment recommendations.
Article Abstract
Endometriosis is one of the most common chronic diseases of women. This study aimed to investigate the effect of sensate focus technique and sexual position changing on sexual function of women who used medical treatment for endometriosis. This clinical trial study was performed on 80 women who used medical treatment for endometriosis. Women were randomly assigned to two groups: in the intervention group, 2 h of verbal educational session were held and at the end of the session, an instruction booklet about sensate focus technique was given to them, the control group received routine treatment. The sexual function and the dyspareunia of the participants were evaluated after 4 and 8 weeks. Eight weeks after the intervention, the mean total score of sexual function in the intervention group was significantly improved compared to before the intervention ( < 0.001). The mean score of sexual pain in the follow-up periods in the intervention group was significantly different compared to before the intervention and control groups ( < 0.001). The sensate focus technique and sexual position change simultaneously improve sexual function in women with endometriosis who used medication. Approval number from Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials: IRCT2200617047812N1 (Registration date: 2020-11-05).Impact Statement The role of endometriosis in the genesis of sexual dysfunction in women has been mentioned in several articles. Researches have shown that some sexual positions put less pressure on parts of the pelvis that contain endometrial tissue. The sensate focus technique can improve sexual dysfunction, including hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) and female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD), orgasm, dyspareunia, and vaginismus. Have a positive effect on sexual function and dyspareunia in women with endometriosis undergoing medical treatment and improve their sexual function. Medical staff recommended becoming familiar with these techniques to teach sensate focus and sexual position changing to women with endometriosis to improve their sexual function.
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