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Obesity, mental health, and sexual dysfunction: A critical review.
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Sexual Function Before and After Bariatric Surgeries.
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
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- An intraoral device for weight loss: initial clinical findings.British dental journal · 2021Article
- The role of personal factors in quality of life among Iranian women with vaginismus: a path analysis.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2021Article
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- Polyglycolic acid sutures embedded in abdominal acupoints for treatment of simple obesity in adults: a randomized control trial.Chinese medicine · 2019Article
- [Effects of front-of-package nutritional labeling of food and beverages: synopsis of systematic reviewsEfeitos da rotulagem nutricional frontal de alimentos e bebidas: sumário de estudos de revisão sistemática].Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2019Article
- Weight, Shape, and Body Composition Changes at Menopause.Journal of mid-life healthArticle
- Sexual Health Determinants of Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obese Sexual Minority Men.Journal of obesityArticle
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Obesity has profound medical, psychological, and emotional consequences and is associated with sexual difficulties. Little is known regarding the interrelationship between obesity and sexual functioning from a psychological perspective, and less is known regarding treatment options. This review examines these issues and considers various treatments. Literature searches were conducted to locate original research, reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses of obesity, overweight, sexual function, sexual dysfunction, psychological health, mental health, and weight loss. Research demonstrates an association between obesity, mental health, and sexual functioning, but has failed to identify casual pathways between these conditions. Clarifying such pathways is necessary to inform treatment guidelines for clinical practice.
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