Sexual counselling.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: the women of the intervention group will have two individual counseling sessions of 60 to 90 minutes, one week apart. The content of the sessions is based on the se
Sponsors
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1- At least one year has passed since the last menstruation. 2- Being in the first ten years of menopause. 3- Have sexual activity. 4- Do not use hormone replacement therapy. 5- Have not undergone hysterectomy, oophorectomy, cystocele, rectocele, and mastectomy. 6- Their spouses do not suffer from sexual problems. 7- Do not use chemical or herbal drugs effective on sexual function. 8- Premature menopause has not happened. 9- Do not suffer from depression, anxiety, and stress (according to the results of the DASS questionnaire).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1_ Unwillingness to continue participating in the study. 2_ Interruption of sexual activity during the study for any reason (such as illness, death of spouse).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sexual function. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 4 week after intervention. Method of measurement: Female sexual function index.;Dysfunctional sexual beliefs. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 4 week after intervention. Method of measurement: A self-designed questionnaire for dysfunctional sexual beliefs. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactNegin Bahri
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed