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This cross-sectional study of 310 married postmenopausal women in Shiraz, Iran (mean age 55.9) measured sexual function with the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and mental health with the DASS-21. It found that 88.7% of participants met the FSFI cutoff for sexual dysfunction. Higher scores of stress, anxiety, and depression…
Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction (PSSD) is a condition where sexual problems start with SSRIs or related antidepressants and keep going after the medicine is stopped. Common symptoms are genital numbness, weak or pleasureless orgasms, low libido, and erectile problems. Researchers say we do not know how common PSSD is because studies…
