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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…
This systematic review looked at research from 2010–2023 on how psychological well-being (PWB) and sexual health are related in adult women. The authors found and analyzed 14 studies, checked study quality with a standard tool (QATOCCS), and concluded that an association between PWB and female sexual health appears in the…
