* 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.
Overview of noun study
The noun study has 10 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (90) survey, study -- (a detailed critical inspection)
2. (17) study, work -- (applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by
reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in
interior design")
3. (6) report, study, written report -- (a written document describing the findings of some
individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale")
4. (6) study -- (a state of deep mental absorption; "she is in a deep study")
5. (6) study -- (a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed
door of the study")
6. (3) discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick --
(a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in
their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings")
7. (2) sketch, study -- (preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before
starting to paint")
8. (1) cogitation, study -- (attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he
rejected the offer")
9. study -- (someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play); "he is a
quick study")
10. study -- (a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique; "a study in
spiccato bowing")
Overview of verb study
The verb study has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (73) analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas -- (consider in detail and subject to an
analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare";
"analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives")
2. (17) study -- (be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning)
3. (15) study, consider -- (give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving")
4. (13) learn, study, read, take -- (be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar
exam")
5. (5) study, hit the books -- (learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I
have an exam next week; I must hit the books now")
6. (2) study, meditate, contemplate -- (think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He
is meditating in his study")
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