title: A review of affecting factors on sexual satisfaction in women.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Sex is a complex, important and sensitive issue in human being and interwoven with the whole of human existence. Given the serious changes in attitude, function and behavior in sex, the need to address sexual function, especially sexual satisfaction, is felt completely. Sexual satisfaction has a very important role in creating marital satisfaction and any defect in sexual satisfaction is significantly associated with risky sexual behaviors, serious mental illness, social crimes and ultimately divorce.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to explore affecting factors on sexual satisfaction in women based on an overview in scientific database.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this narrative review the researchers searched MEDLINE database, Google Scholar and Science Direct as well as Persian database like Scientific Information Database with search terms of sexual satisfaction and sexual function, restricted to English/ Persian language, during the 20 years ago. Then those articles written by renowned experts were selected. In this regard, 57 articles have been reviewed, which 30 articles related to this research have been extracted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The findings were divided in to four categories including: Demographic factors, Pathophysiological factors, Psychological factors and Sociocultural factors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sexuality, especially sexual intimacy is sophisticated and yet elegant affair that the other persons has different definitions and different functions. Discrepancies in the results of the studies show that analysis of factors affecting sexual satisfaction regardless of the women's' sociocultural context, religious beliefs, and personal attitudes is undoubtedly inefficient, unscientific and irrational.
authors: Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
authors: Zohreh
authors: Z
authors: Shahhosseini
authors: Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
authors: Zeinab Hamzeh
authors: ZH
authors: Gardeshi
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
authors: Mehdi
authors: M
authors: Pourasghar
authors: Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
authors: Fariba
authors: F
authors: Salehi
keywords: Sexual function; Sexual satisfaction; Women