Investigation of the Efficacy of Different Treatment Approaches on Sexual Health in Healthy Women

There are many factors that affect sexual function. In the etiology of female sexualdysfunction; neurogenic, vascular, hormonal, musculogenic and psychogenic factors areincluded. If female sexual dysfunction causes distress, it negatively affects women'squality of life. The repetition of problems related to sexual response, pain, orgasm anddesire, which cause interpersonal problems and discomfort, creates a complex problem.Pelvic floor muscles are known to play an important role in sexual function as they areresponsible for involuntary rhythmic contractions during orgasm and vaginal sensationduring intercourse. Studies have reported that pelvic floor disorders affect one‐third ofadult women and significantly reduce their quality of life. Different treatment methodsapplied to the pelvic floor muscles increase the level of muscle strength and muscleactivation. Increasing pelvic floor muscle strength affects individuals' sexual lifepositively and reduces the problems encountered. Conservative treatment modalitiesinclude exercises for the pelvic floor muscles, functional electrical stimulation, andsurface electromyography. Exercise practices are one of the important approaches thatstrengthen the pelvic floor muscles.These exercise approaches can be given in the form of home exercise applications, as wellas device‐assisted applications.