title: Obesity and sexuality in women.
abstract: Sexual health is an important part of an individual's overall health. This article presents the definitions and classifications of female sexual dysfunction (FSD), emphasizes the importance of obtaining a sexual health assessment, and describes the tools that can be used for this assessment. The impact of obesity on reproductive health over a women's entire life span (in the family-planning years, reproductive years, and menopause years) is described. The treatment of obesity will have a positive effect on a woman's sexual health, with a likely improvement in FSD and a decrease in risk factors related to contraception, pregnancy, infertility, and menopause.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women's Health, Saint Louis University, 6420 Clayton Road, Suite 290, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. mshah11@slu.edu
authors.forename: Mitul B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D019529:Sexuality / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D016387:Women's Health