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The correlation between sexual dysfunction and intimate partner violence in young women during pregnancy

BMC International Health and Human Rights, 2020
Background Sexual function is one of the main aspects of life. Pregnancy affects sexual function. The aim of this study was to determine the sexual dysfunction in young pregnant women and its correlation with intimate partner violence (IPV). Methods This
Ellahe Bahrami_Vazir, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Mahin Kamalifard, Fatemeh Ghelichkhani, Azam Mohammadi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand   +5 more
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Somatostatin receptor 4 (SSTR4) is a tumor suppressor in cutaneous and head & neck squamous cell carcinomas

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study identifies somatostatin receptor 4 (Sstr4) as a critical tumor suppressor against skin and head/neck cancers (HNSCC, cSCC, and BCC). The loss of Sstr4 removes a check on cell growth, causing hyperactivation of the MAPK‐ERK signaling pathway (↑).
Ali Taqvi, Tuan Khang Huynh, Adway Kadam, Zahra Kardan, Yue Yan, Amina Jamal Laham, Sampath Kumar Loganathan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Etiology and Management of Sexual Dysfunction [PDF]

, 2009
Sexual dysfunction is the impairment or disruption of any of the three phases of normal sexual functioning, including loss of libido, impairment of physiological arousal and loss, delay or alteration of orgasm.
Mysore Nagaraj, Anil Kumar, Siddika, Nayeema, Rajagopal, Rajendra, Nagesh Brahmavar Pai, Raveesh Bevinahalli Nanjegowda, Bevinahalli Nanjegowda, Raveesh, Narendra Kumar Muthugaduru Shivarudrappa, Muthugaduru Shivarudrappa, Narendra Kumar, Anil Kumar Mysore Nagaraj, Pai, Nagesh Brahmavar, Rajendra Rajagopal, Nayeema Siddika   +11 more
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Rethinking Female Sexual Dysfunction: Shifting from Assumptions to Redefinition

Journal of Psychosexual Health
Objective: Female sexual dysfunction can be diagnosed when women report low sexual desire or arousal, orgasmic difficulties, or sexual pain, along with related distress.
Teagan Stotz, Robbie Eres
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TRPML1 agonist ML‐SA5 attenuates pulmonary fibroblast activation by suppressing mTOR and restoring autophagic flux

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
TGF‐β1 stimulation downregulates lysosomal channel TRPML1 in pulmonary fibroblasts. The TRPML1 agonist ML‐SA5 suppressed fibroblast‐to‐myofibroblast activation and collagen production. Mechanistically, ML‐SA5 inhibited mTOR phosphorylation, restored autophagic flux, and its effects were enhanced by rapamycin (mTOR inhibitor) and reversed by MHY1485 ...
Jiatong Yao, Xiaoting Kang, Lulu Meng, Shaoxuan Zhang, Qiujie Li, Jinyu Zhou, Mengyue Xue, Chu Li, Hua Zhu, Pengzhou Hang, Jing Zhao   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biology of Sexual Dysfunction [PDF]

, 2009
Sexual activity is a multifaceted activity, involving complex interactions between the nervous system, the endocrine system, the vascular system and a variety of structures that are instrumental in sexual excitement, intercourse and satisfaction.
Rao, TSS, MN, Anil Kumar, Pai, NB, Goyal, N, Rao, S   +4 more
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Women's Sexual Desire: Challenging Narratives of "Dysfunction" [PDF]

, 2017
Recent changes in the classification of female sexual dysfunction in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the first drug to treat low sexual
Cynthia A. Graham, Boynton, Petra M, Graham, Cynthia A, Gould, Kate, Petra M. Boynton, Kate Gould   +5 more
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Sex and Depression

Journal of Psychosexual Health, 2019
Sexual dysfunction is one of the more common features of depressive disorders, presenting with dysfunction across sexual response cycle. Variety of factors play a role in causing sexual dysfunction in these patients, such as psychological, biological ...
Shivananda Manohar J., Arpit Koolwal, T. S. Sathyanarayana Rao   +2 more
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A Low Psoas Muscle Index Was Associated With a Poorer Overall Survival in Patients Who Underwent Percutaneous Nephrostomy

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
In patients with malignant ureteral obstruction undergoing percutaneous nephrostomy, sarcopenia defined by a low psoas muscle index was independently associated with poor overall survival on multivariate Cox regression analysis, suggesting that preoperative assessment of psoas muscle index may aid prognostic stratification in this population.
Kota Shimokihara, Takashi Kawahara, Kazuhide Makiyama, Hiroji Uemura   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sexual dysfunction among Nigerian women living with HIV infection.

PLoS ONE
IntroductionSexual dysfunction in women with HIV is a necessary but understudied aspect of HIV complications in women living with HIV. This study reports the prevalence, pattern, and risk factors for sexual dysfunction in women living with HIV in ...
Oliver Chukwujekwu Ezechi, Folahanmi Tomiwa Akinsolu, Tititola Abike Gbajabiamila, Ifeoma Eugenia Idigbe, Paschal Mbanefo Ezeobi, Adesola Zadiat Musa, Agatha Eileen Wapmuk   +6 more
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