Trial reportDepression and anxiety2014
Exercise improves sexual function in women taking antidepressants: results from a randomized crossover trial.
Trial report in Depression and anxiety, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 81 citations in OpenAlex.
- Associations Between Women's Orgasm Experiences, Perceived Partner Responsiveness, and Sexual Well-Being Among Community Women and Their Partners: A Dyadic and Prospective Study.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Treatment-emergent sexual dysfunctions due to antidepressants: A primer on assessment and management strategies.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Sexual Disability in Low Back Pain: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Framework for Physical Therapists.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A Systematic Review on the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Sexual Function in Adults.Cureus · 2023Review
- Effect of an 8-Week Tailored Physiotherapy Program on Sexual Health in Women with Scleroderma and Myositis: A Controlled Pilot Study.Rheumatology and therapy · 2023Article
- Improving sexual dysfunction through guided imagery music (GIM): A clinical trial study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Article
- Assessing the effect ofFrontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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- Acute caffeine reverses the disruptive effects of chronic fluoxetine on the sexual behavior of female and male rats.Psychopharmacology · 2021Article
- A Remotely Delivered, Peer-Led Physical Activity Intervention for Younger Breast Cancer Survivors (Pink Body Spirit): Protocol for a Feasibility Study and Mixed Methods Process Evaluation.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- Effect of 8-Week Aerobic Walking Program on Sexual Function in Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis.International journal of general medicine · 2020Article
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor-Induced Sexual Dysfunction: Current Management Perspectives.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2020Review
- The impact of severe mental disorders and psychotropic medications on sexual health and its implications for clinical management.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2018Article
- Antidepressant-Induced Female Sexual Dysfunction.Mayo Clinic proceedings · 2016Review
- Sexual Function and Exercise in Postmenopausal Women Residing in Chalous and Nowshahr, Northern Iran.Iranian Red Crescent medical journal · 2016Article
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- Stress-Induced Depression Is Alleviated by Aerobic Exercise Through Up-Regulation of 5-Hydroxytryptamine 1A Receptors in Rats.International neurourology journal · 2015Article
- Lifestyle Choices Can Augment Female Sexual Well-Being.American journal of lifestyle medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundIn laboratory studies, exercise immediately before sexual stimuli improved sexual arousal of women taking antidepressants [1]. We evaluated if exercise improves sexual desire, orgasm, and global sexual functioning in women experiencing antidepressant-induced sexual side effects.
methodsFifty-two women who were reporting antidepressant sexual side effects were followed for 3 weeks of sexual activity only. They were randomized to complete either three weeks of exercise immediately before sexual activity (3×/week) or 3 weeks of exercise separate from sexual activity (3×/week). At the end of the first exercise arm, participants crossed to the other. We measured sexual functioning, sexual satisfaction, depression, and physical health.
resultsExercise immediately prior to sexual activity significantly improved sexual desire and, for women with sexual dysfunction at baseline, global sexual function. Scheduling regular sexual activity significantly improved orgasm function; exercise did not increase this benefit. Neither regular sexual activity nor exercise significantly changed sexual satisfaction.
conclusionsScheduling regular sexual activity and exercise may be an effective tool for the behavioral management of sexual side effects of antidepressants
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