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Study aim
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To assess the effect of counseling on sexual knowledge, attitude and function in women with sexual dysfunction
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Design
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This is a randomized clinical trial, in which 80 eligible patients will be randomly assigned to the intervention or control groups
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Settings and conduct
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The eligible women with sexual dysfunction referring to the Comprehensive Health Centers in Hamadan city during the study period will be enrolled in the trial and will be randomly assigned to the intervention or control groups through the drawing lots.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria:
Age of 18 to 30 years;
Score less than 28 based on the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaire;
Ability to speak, read and write in Persian;
Married (first marriage).
Exclusion criteria:
Pregnancy or breastfeeding;
Bigamy;
Having a child;
Separation from a spouse;
Suffering from chronic physical or mental illness;
Patient or spouse addiction to drugs or alcohol;
Use of chemical or herbal medicines that affect sexual function.
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Intervention groups
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Intervention group:
Routine treatment plus counseling sessions (including: the importance of sexual relations, the quality of the couple’s relations, family health, anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system, sexual needs and problems, factors affecting sexual dysfunction, physical and mental differences between men and women, exercise, strategies enhancing sexual desire, improving sexual arousal skills, improving sexual diversity skills, teaching various sexual positions, correcting misconceptions about sex relationship) for 60 to 90 minute weekly for 4 weeks.
Control group:
Just routine treatment.
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Main outcome variables
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Sexual function, sexual knowledge, attitude