Like most girls in her neighbourhood in Tehran, Tahmineh is a virgin. In her world, virginity is still revered. Virginity is seen as a marker of decency, of good family stock and morals. Women live under constant risk of being branded loose for behaviour as anodyne as laughing too raucously or wearing the colour red.
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Introduction
Sexual problems are common among the middle-aged women; however, there is no deep understanding of sexuality in midlife. This is a descriptive qualitative study. Seventeen women aged 40 years old were purposively selected from urban health centers in Gorgan, Iran, in Face-to-face, semi-structured and in-depth interviews were conducted for data collection until data saturation was attained. Data analysis demonstrated seventh sub-themes and three themes.
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Still, Azadi had to balance independence with caution. And I managed to live there for two years without anyone harassing me. Their numbers are increasing as divorce becomes more common and more women attend universities, exposing them to careers and incomes independent of men who, by law and custom, are supposed to be their guardians. But once equipped with degrees, many struggle to find men willing to embrace a more liberated woman. A university graduate working as a tour guide, she is fluent in English and Russian.
Women constitute about half of the Iranian population. Sexual behaviour is one of the most important elements in their lives. Identifying the elements associated with sexual behaviours seems necessary in order to draw a thorough picture of Iranian women's sexuality. To elicit information from Iranian women at their reproductive ages on sexual behaviours related to their elements including sexual capacity, sexual motivation, performance and sexual scripts.
