Obesity and sexuality in women.
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.
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Mitul B
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women's Health, Saint Louis University, 6420 Clayton Road, Suite 290, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. mshah11@slu.edu
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