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This study was planned to determine the sexual function and sexual satisfaction levels of pregnant women. This descriptive and correlation study was carried out on 152 pregnants who applied for control at a Gynecology and Obstetrics Polyclinic and the Obstetrics Service of a university hospital between August 2018 and February 2019. Participant Information Form, Female Sexual Function Index and Female Sexual Satisfaction Scale were used in the study. The data obtained from the research were analyzed in SPSS 21 program. In descriptive statistical methods; mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentage distribution, and to compare dependent and independent variables Kruskal Wallis H Test was used. The mean age of the pregnant women was 28.27 ± 5.41. The mean score of female sexual function was 19.95 ± 9.96 and 81.23 ± 16.17 from the Female Sexual Satisfaction Scale. When the total score and subscale mean scores of the female sexual function index of the pregnant women compared to trimesters were compared, it was found that there was a statistically significant difference only in the pain subscale; personal) subscale. As a result of the study, it was found that pregnant women experienced sexual dysfunction in the first and third trimesters. In addition, it was found that pregnant women especially complained of dyspareunia. In addition, it was observed that the pregnant women participating in the study had lower levels of sexual satisfaction, especially in the 1st and 3rd trimesters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed to determine the effect of nurses' way of working on depression indications and their sexual lives (N = 163). Methods: The study had a correlational design. The present study was conducted with the participation of 163 women nurses who met the criteria for participation in the research in Turkey. The questionnaire included three psychometrically tested scales: the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), as well as the participant information form. Results: The study found that the total mean score of BDI of nurses who worked in shifts was higher than that of those who worked only in daytime (p <.001). The study also found that the total mean score of FSFI and its subscales other than desire (p >.05) were significantly lower than that of those who worked only in daytime. Conclusion: Nurses who worked night shifts had higher rates of depression (based on the BDI) and higher rates of sexual dysfunction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The study was put into practice as descriptive in the aim of evaluating the effect of obesity on selfrespect and sexuality in women. Methods: The sample of the study consisted of 184 volunteer women who did not go through menopause, had the body mass index of (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2. The data of the study was collected by Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale, Body Perception Scale and Female Sexual Satisfaction Scale. Results: The women were determined as having high self-esteem level and as having low body-image level. It is also determined that as the BMI of the women increased, the body image of the women decreased significantly, and there is no significant connection in between BMI and sexual satisfaction. Discussion: It was detected that as the body image of the obese women decreased, their sexual satisfaction decreased significantly and self-esteem of the women effected the sexual satisfaction of the women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]