The Effect of Education on Sexual Health of Women with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Background: sexuality constitutes an important part of women’s life. healthy and proper sexualfunctioning is one of the signs of physical and mental health. the present study aimed to identify theeffect of education on sexual health of women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder.methods: in this randomized clinical trial, 80 married women at reproductive age were randomlydivided into a control and an education group. these women participated in this study based on selfreportingof having hypoactive sexual desire disorder. after six weekly educational sessions regardingsexual health, percentage of changes in sexual desire was assayed using hurlbert index of sexualdesire. independent and paired t-test and chi-square test were used to analyze the data.results: after the intervention, a significant difference was found between the two groups regardingthe sexual desire score (p < 0.001). the results also showed a significant difference within groups inthis regard (p < 0.001).conclusion: according to the results of this study, it seems that educational intervention regardingsexual health was effective for the women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder. thus, establishingsexual health education units in different health centers is highly necessary. these centers can helpcouples to promote their sexual knowledge and treat their sexual dysfunctions.