TY - JOUR T1 - A Preliminary Study of Sexual Dysfunction in Male Opioid-Dependants under Methadone Maintenance Treatment TT - بررسی مقدماتی اختلالات عملکرد جنسی مردان مبتلا به سوءمصرف مواد افیونی تحت درمان نگهدارنده متادون JF - etiadpajohi JO - etiadpajohi VL - 5 IS - 18 UR - http://etiadpajohi.ir/article-1-355-en.html Y1 - 2011 SP - 85 EP - 98 KW - sexual dysfunction KW - opioid KW - methadone maintenance treatment N2 - Introduction: Sexual dysfunction is one of the prevalent problems of opiate-dependent patients. The current preliminarily study examines sexual dysfunction in a group of opiate-dependent patients before and after 6 months of MMT. Methods: The current study is a cross-sectional study. The numbers of 30 opiate-dependent patients were selected of Cheraghiyan clinic in Damghan, Iran. Demographics questionnaire and the International Index of Erectile Function were administered before and after treatment. Results: Erectile function showed an increase and intercourse satisfactions completely improved. Sexual desire and overall satisfaction increased, showing slight improvement while orgasmic function increased showing no improvement. Discussion: The findings revealed the prevalence of sexual dysfunction and improvement of some component in patients after treatment. Future studies are needed to explore the roles of other factors. M3 ER -