title: Epidemiology of Sexual Dysfunction in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study was to determine the cumulative prevalence rate of every sexual dysfunctions (SDs) in Iranian population.
  
  
  METHODS
  We searched international database such as: PubMed/Medline, Scopus, PsychNET, and Scholar Google and Iranian database such as Iran Psych, IranDoc, IranMedex, and SID. Search duration was between 1990 and 2013.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From 449 articles were retrieved, then 11 articles on male with total sample size of 2142 and 8 articles on female with total sample size of 4391 were selected after critical appraisal. For quality assessment check list to evaluate a prevalence article was contained study population, sampling method, sample size, criteria for SD diagnosis, specific rates, study location, and authors list. In male, erectile dysfunction was 56.1%. In female, pooled estimation prevalence of hypoactive sexual desire disorder in complained group was 65.8% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 51.1-80.6%) compared to general population 35% (95% CI: 17.6-52.1%). Sexual arousal disorder in clinical patient was 59.6% (95% CI: 39-80%) against 33.8% (95% CI: 18.3-49.3%) in general population. Orgasmic disorder in complained was 35.5% (95% CI: 16-55%) and in general population was 35.3% (95% CI: 26.8-43.8%). Sexual pain disorder pooled estimation prevalence were 35.2% (95% CI: 14.5-56%) versus 20.1% (95% CI: 6.4-33.8%) in complained and general population consecutively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The rate of SD in Iran was approximately the same of worldwide except orgasmic disorder which was two times more than the worldwide average.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sexual Health, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Arash
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ramezani
authors.affiliation: Department of Sexual Health, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Khodabakhsh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ahmadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Sexual Health, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Department of Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht Branch, Marvdasht, Iran.
authors.forename: Afagh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghaemmaghami
authors.affiliation: Department of Sexual Health, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Esfandiar Azad
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Marzabadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur Branch, Neyshabur, Iran.
authors.forename: Faezeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pardakhti
keywords: Epidemiology; Iran; sexual dysfunction; sexuality; systematic review