Effects of Yoga on Sexual Function in Women with Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Kim, Hana; Ryu, Jungsu; Kim, Kyung-Soo; Song, Sang‐Wook

doi:10.1111/jsm.12283

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“…In addition, many previous studies have dichotomized groups into exercise vs no exercise or designed randomized clinical trials with a preset exercise regimen. 10,26 To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine such varied and wide-ranging exercise activity levels in women. In light of our findings, increasing cumulative exercise activity from baseline appears beneficial, particularly for those exercising 47.4 weekly MET-hours at the outset.…”

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Exercise Improves Self-Reported Sexual Function Among Physically Active Adults

Fergus

Gaither

Baradaran

et al. 2019

The Journal of Sexual Medicine

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Background: Sexual dysfunction is common among adults and takes a toll on quality of life for both men and women. Aim: To determine whether higher levels of weekly cardiovascular exercise are protective against self-reported sexual dysfunction among men and women. Methods: We conducted an international online, cross-sectional survey of physically active men and women between April and December 2016, assessing exercise activity categorized into sextiles of weekly metabolic equivalent-hours. Odds ratios (ORs) of sexual dysfunction for each activity sextile compared with the lowest sextile were calculated using multivariable logistic regression, controlling for age, body mass index, diabetes mellitus, tobacco/alcohol use, sport, and marital status. Main Outcome Measures: Female sexual dysfunction was defined as a score 26.55 on the Female Sexual Function Inventory and erectile dysfunction (ED) was defined as a score 21 on the Sexual Health Inventory for Men. Results: 3,906 men and 2,264 women (median age 41e45 and 31e35 years, respectively) met the inclusion criteria for the study. Men in sextiles 2e6 had reduced odds of ED compared with the reference sextile in adjusted analysis (P trend ¼ .03), with an OR of 0.77 (95% CI ¼ 0.61e0.97) for sextile 4 and 0.78 (95% CI ¼ 0.62e0.99) for sextile 6, both statistically significant. Women in higher sextiles had a reduced adjusted OR of female sexual dysfunction (P trend ¼ .02), which was significant in sextile 4 (OR ¼ 0.70; 95% CI ¼ 0.51e0.96). A similar pattern held true for orgasm dissatisfaction (P trend < .01) and arousal difficulty (P trend < .01) among women, with sextiles 4e6 reaching statistical significance in both. Clinical Implications: Men and women at risk for sexual dysfunction regardless of physical activity level may benefit by exercising more rigorously. Strengths & Limitations: Strengths include using a large international sample of participants with a wide range of physical activity levels. Limitations include the cross-sectional design, and results should be interpreted in context of the study population of physically active adults. Conclusion: Higher cardiovascular exercise levels in physically active adults are inversely associated with ED by self-report in men and protective against female sexual dysfunction in women. Fergus KB, Gaither TW, Baradaran N, et al. Exercise Improves Self-Reported Sexual Function Among Physically Active Adults. J Sex Med 2019;XX:XXXeXXX.

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Exercise Improves Self-Reported Sexual Function Among Physically Active Adults

Fergus

Gaither

Baradaran

et al. 2019

The Journal of Sexual Medicine

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“…Of the 30 studies that were included, 15 originated from India (Bera and Rajapurkar, 1993;Harbans et al, 2011;Hegde et al, 2013;Kanojia et al, 2013;Mahajan et al, 1999;Manjunath and Telles, 2012;McDermott et al, 2014;Mooventhan and Khode, 2014;Ray et al, 2001;Shukla and Gehlot, 2014;Telles et al, 2014;Telles et al, 2013;Thiyagarajan et al, 2015;Khatri et al, 2007;Manchanda et al, 2013), 8 from the USA (Blumenthal et al, 1989;Cohen et al, 2008a;Elavsky and McAuley, 2007a;Kanaya et al, 2014;Stachenfeld et al, 1998;Tracy and Hart, 2013 3 from Korea Seo et al, 2012;Kim et al, 2013), 2 from Taiwan (Chen et al, 2008;Chen et al, 2010), and one each from Japan (Sakuma et al, 2012) and China . Ten of the trials explicitly investigated overweight or obese individuals (Cohen et al, 2008a;Harbans et al, 2011;Kanaya et al, 2014;Lee et al, 2012;Seo et al, 2012;Shukla and Gehlot, 2014;Telles et al, 2014;Khatri et al, 2007;Kim et al, 2013;Manchanda et al, 2013); and three trials were conducted on children/adolescents (Bera and Rajapurkar, 1993;Seo et al, 2012;…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Ten of the trials explicitly investigated overweight or obese individuals (Cohen et al, 2008a;Harbans et al, 2011;Kanaya et al, 2014;Lee et al, 2012;Seo et al, 2012;Shukla and Gehlot, 2014;Telles et al, 2014;Khatri et al, 2007;Kim et al, 2013;Manchanda et al, 2013); and three trials were conducted on children/adolescents (Bera and Rajapurkar, 1993;Seo et al, 2012;Telles et al, 2013). The sample size ranged from 17 to 204 with a median of 60.…”

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“…Two studies each used Silver yoga (Chen et al, 2008;Chen et al, 2010) and Hatha Yoga (Ray et al, 2001;Kim et al, 2013), one each used Restorative Yoga (Kanaya et al, 2014) Yogasana, (Sakuma et al, 2012), Bikram (Tracy and Hart, 2013), Vinyasa Yoga (Yang et al, 2011), and yogic lifestyle intervention (Mahajan et al, 1999), and 21 did not report the yoga style used (Appendix Table 1). Twenty-six studies reported using yoga postures while one used only breathing exercises; and the majority of trials also utilized breathing, meditation or relaxation exercises.…”

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A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of yoga on weight-related outcomes

Lauche

Langhorst

Lee

et al. 2016

Preventive Medicine

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Introduction. Overweight and obesity are among the most important modifiable risk factors for chronic diseases and premature death. The aim of this review was to systematically assess and analyze the effects of yoga on weight-related outcomes.Methods. Medline/PubMed, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library were screened through March 2015 for randomized controlled trials on yoga for weight-related outcomes in the general population or overweight/obese individuals. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool on the following domains: selection bias, performance bias, detection bias, attrition bias, reporting bias, and other bias.Results. Out of 445 records identified during literature search, 30 trials with a total of 2173 participants were included. No effects on weight, body mass index, body fat percentage or waist circumference were found. In studies with healthy adult participants an effect of yoga compared to usual care was found regarding waist/hip ratio (SMD =-− 1.00; 95% CI =-− 1.44, − 0.55; p b 0.001). In studies with overweight/obese participants only, effects relative to usual care were found for body mass index (SMD = −0.99; 95% CI = −1.67, −0.31; p = 0.004). Effects however were not robust against selection bias; and publication bias could not be ruled out. No intervention-related adverse events were reported.Conclusions. Despite methodological drawbacks, yoga can be preliminarily considered a safe and effective intervention to reduce body mass index in overweight or obese individuals.

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“…Although inconsistent with this study's results, Kim et al reported the effectiveness of a 12-week yoga session on improving sexual arousal and lubrication in women with metabolic syndrome and observed no significant difference between the intervention and control groups in sexual function scores. 31 Aerobic exercise involves continuous and often rhythmic muscle motions, which increase circulation and metabolic need for oxygen intake and improve cardiovascular condition. 17 In fact, regular physical exercises improve the circulatory system by strengthening the heart muscles and increasing blood volume.…”

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<p>Effect of 8-Week Aerobic Walking Program on Sexual Function in Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis</p>

Rezaei¹,

Mohammadhossini²,

Karimi³

et al. 2020

IJGM

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Introduction: Sexual dysfunction is a little-addressed condition in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Aerobic exercises, including walking, can help alleviate this dysfunction. This study aimed to determine the effect of an 8-week aerobic walking program on sexual function ine patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Methodology: This clinical trial was conducted on 51 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. At first, patients were selected through nonprobability sampling. They were then allocated into intervention and control groups using block randomization. The walking intervention was performed based on the frequency-intensity-time-type principle forg 8 consecutive weeks. Rosen's Female Sexual Function Index was used for data collection before, immediately after, and 4 weeks after the intervention. Data collected were analyzed with SPSS 22 using descriptive and inferential statistics and 95% CI. Findings: Mean sexual function scores before, after, and 4 weeks after intervention were 17.66±4, 22.88±4.7, and 24.39±5.1 in the intervention group and 17.60±4.24, 17.27±4.66, and 17.39±4.39 in the control group, respectively. Test results showed a significant intergroup difference in mean sexual function score (p<0.05). Conclusion: Based on our results, an 8-week aerobic walking program is recommended as an effective way to improve sexual function in women with rheumatoid arthritis.

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Effects of Yoga on Sexual Function in Women with Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Cited by 25 publications

References 48 publications

Exercise Improves Self-Reported Sexual Function Among Physically Active Adults

Exercise Improves Self-Reported Sexual Function Among Physically Active Adults

A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of yoga on weight-related outcomes

<p>Effect of 8-Week Aerobic Walking Program on Sexual Function in Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis</p>

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