Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD), Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are characterized by a chronically relapsing course (1).~IBD is likely to have a substantial impact on body image, intimacy and sexuality, Because of symptoms like abdominal pain, fatigue, bloating, gas, and diarrhea (2).~Complications may include perianal disease, fistulae and abscesses. Surgery is frequently necessary, sometimes including the placement of a stoma or pouch. Furthermore, mood disorders, mainly depression, are reported to be common in IBD (3) .~Sexual dysfunction [SD] is a significant health burden characterized by a disturbance in sexual desire and psychophysiological changes in the sexual response cycle, resulting in marked distress and interpersonal difficulty (4). As known, both SD and depression are interrelated, so, depression may be an important determinant of sexual functioning in patients with IBD(5).~For female IBD patients, SD mainly manifests as decreased sexual desire, orgasm, and sexual arousal disorder, while for men, the most common symptom is erectile dysfunction (ED) (6).~Friedman and Knowles et al. reported that the prevalence of SD in male and female IBD patients ranged from 44% to 53.9% and 40% to 66%, respectively (7).~However, SD in IBD patients still has not attracted widespread attention, and relevant research studies are scarce.~The current study aims to assess sexual functions in patients with IBD and its associated factors with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.~assessment sexual function among inflammatory bowel disease in relation to disease activity~it will evaluate the predictors and impact of SD on quality of life among those patients
Sexual dysfunction [SD] is a significant health burden characterized by a disturbance in sexual desire and psychophysiological changes in the sexual response cycle, resulting in marked distress and interpersonal difficulty (4). As known, both SD and depression are interrelated, so, depression may be an important determinant of sexual functioning in patients with IBD(5).