Comparison of effect of pelvic floor exercise and sex education on sexual function in postmenopausal wome
- Conditions
- Sexual dysfunction.Sexual dysfunction, not caused by organic disorder or disease
- Registration Number
- IRCT2014120320201N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria: Natural menopause (neither surgical nor premature menopause); age 40-60, not having been more than 3 years since the onset of menopause; lack of acute heart diseases; lack of any serious mental illness; absence of severe psychological stress such as an accident or loss of a family member in the past 3 months; having sexual intercourse with husband; the absence of sexual dysfunction in husband; not using herbal medicines containing phytoestrogens or supplements of sexual hormones in any form; not having a drug abuser spouse; having the willingness to participate in interventions to improve sexual function
Exclusion criteria: Being unwilling to cooperate in the ongoing investigation; having debilitating diseases (such as cancer) which prevent the person from participating in interventions; having a surgery during the intervention; having marital discord, divorce, death or illness of spouse during the intervention
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Rate of sexual function. Timepoint: Before Intervention, 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaire.;Life Quality. Timepoint: Before Intervention, 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: WHO Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire.;Severity of menopausal symptoms. Timepoint: Before Intervention, 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) questionnaire.;Total Testosterone. Timepoint: Before Intervention, 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Enzyme immunoasay (EIA).;Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEAS). Timepoint: Before Intervention, 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Enzyme immunoasay (EIA).;SHBG. Timepoint: Before Intervention, 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Enzymo-immunometric assay (EIMA).;EStradiol. Timepoint: Before Intervention, 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Enzyme-Linked Fluorescent Immunoassay (FLFA).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method