The effects of smoking on female sexual dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

N Salari, R Hasheminezhad, A Abdolmaleki… - Archives of women's …, 2022 - Springer
The increased number of female smokers is considered a global health challenge in recent
years. One of the detrimental effects of smoking is sexual hormone fluctuation causing …

[HTML][HTML] Examining the Health-Related Needs of Females during Menopause: A Systematic Review Study

M Rostami-Moez, SZ Masoumi, M Otogara… - Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Menopause is one the most crucial stages in a female's life. Identifying the education gaps
regarding menopause is important, thus this study aims to explain the health-related needs …

Clinical efficacy of curcumin and vitamin E on inflammatory‐oxidative stress biomarkers and primary symptoms of menopause in healthy postmenopausal women: A …

A Farshbaf-Khalili, A Ostadrahimi… - Journal of nutrition …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aims of the Study. Reducing estrogen levels due to menopause activates oxidative and
inflammatory processes, which causes symptoms of menopause, anxiety, and sexual …

Effectiveness of Kegel exercise and lubricant gel for improving sexual function in menopausal women: a randomized trial

A Khosravi, H Riazi, M Simbar, A Montazeri - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background There are different approaches to improving sexual function among
menopausal women including Kegel exercise and using lubricant gel. However, it is not …

The association between sexual function and body image among postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study

S Nazarpour, M Simbar, M Khorrami… - BMC women's …, 2021 - Springer
Background Postmenopause physiological changes may alter body image (BI) during the
postmenopausal period of life. Body image dissatisfaction may have negative effects on the …

Women´ s experiences of menopause: A qualitative study among women in Soweto, South Africa

SS Matina, E Mendenhall, E Cohen - Global Public Health, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Women today are experiencing menopause for decades more than in previous generations.
This 'change of life'is defined by an entire stage of physical, hormonal, and emotional …

Menopause and multiple sclerosis: influence on prognosis and role of disease-modifying drugs and hormonal replacement therapy

L Midaglia, S Otero, F Baró… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Sex hormones play a role in both the risk and the prognosis of multiple
sclerosis (MS). Considering all stages of women's reproductive life, data regarding the …

Assessment of depression and sexual quality of life in postmenopausal women

AA Duzgun, G Kok, S Sahin… - … in psychiatric care, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To determine the prevalence of depression, review some variables that are
believed to be associated and assess the relationships between depression and sexual …

Importance of active and passive smoking as one of the risk factors for female sexual dysfunction in Chinese women

R Ju, X Ruan, X Xu, Y Yang, J Cheng… - Gynecological …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To assess possible risk factors for female sexual dysfunction (FSD), aiming
especially at smoking in China. Methods Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) for assessing …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of factors affecting sexual dysfunction in female patients with diabetes mellitus

MG Yenice, YO Danacıoğlu, M Mert… - … of Endocrinology and …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Objective Our objective in this study was to evaluate the factors predicting female sexual
dysfunction (FSD) in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Subjects and methods The study …