* Body image and sexuality in Indonesian adults with a disorder of sex development (DSD).
- In Indonesia, disorders of sex development (DSDs) are not well recognized and medical care for affected individuals is scarce. Consequently, many patients live with ambiguous genitalia and appearance. We compared reported outcomes on body image, sexual functioning, and sexual orientation of 39 adults with DSDs (aged 18 to 41) and 39 healthy controls matched for gender, age, and residential setting (urban, suburban, rural). Differences in gender and treatment status (treated or untreated) were also explored. On body image, adults with DSDs reported dissatisfaction with sex-related body parts. Compared to the matched controls, women with DSDs reported greater sexual distress, and men with DSDs reported lower erectile and ejaculation frequencies, and more dissatisfaction with sexual life but not with sexual desire and activities. Men with DSDs who had undergone genital surgery reported higher erectile and ejaculation frequencies than untreated men. More women than men in the DSDs group reported a nonexclusive heterosexual orientation. DSDs and infertility had a great impact on sexuality. Fear of ostracism complicated DSD acceptance. Findings were compared to those of Western studies. Based on these results, education about DSDs and their psychosexual consequences may help reduce the sexual distress and problems in adults with DSDs and improve quality of life.
=>発達, 開発, 産物, 進展
Overview of noun development
The noun development has 9 senses (first 7 from tagged texts)
1. (52) development -- (act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated
them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development")
2. (46) development, evolution -- (a process in which something passes by degrees to a different
stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years";
"the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer")
3. (11) growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis -- ((biology) the process of
an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an
organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of
osseous development in children")
4. (9) development -- (a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent
developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!")
5. (7) exploitation, development -- (the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or
productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits")
6. (6) development -- (a district that has been developed to serve some purpose; "such land is
practical for small park developments")
7. (4) development -- (a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the
early part of a game of chess); "after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became
a supporter"; "in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen")
8. development, developing -- (processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image
visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours")
9. development -- ((music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form)
where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated)
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