Introduction: Female sexual disorders such as orgasm, arousal and desire disorders as well as pain during or after sexual intercourse are a complex social phenomena with a prevalence of up to 40%. These disorders significantly reduce the quality of life and lower the self-esteem of the affected women. Clasic treatment options for the female sexual dysfunction included physiotherapy, education, pharmacological and conservative treatment, while new treatments such as pulsed magnetic field therapies are growing increasingly more popular with many positive effects. Purpose: The purpose of the master's thesis was to investigate the impact of pulsed magnetic field on orgasmic disorder in women. Methods: The theoretical framework is based on a review of the literature published between 2014 and 2026. The literature search was conducted in PubMed, Science Direct, Medline, Cinahl, Cochrane and COBISS.SI databases with the keywords female sexual (dys)function, female (sexual) orgasm, pulsed magnetic stimulation, NSSS, pelvic floor, urine incontinence and their Slovenian translations. The empirical part of the study was conducted with a pulse magnetic chair manufactured by Iskra Medical, with which we conducted either six or ten therapy sessions, depending on the intervention group. The study included 69 participating women with urinary incontinence who were split into two intervention and one control group. Progress monitoring was done using the New Sexual Satisfaction Scale (NSSS) questionnaire. Results: When comparing the results of the groups with six or ten therapies and the control group, there were no statistically significant differences in the NSSS questionnaire categories at three different time points. The effects achieved within the six- or ten-therapy groups in the time interaction were statistically significant for the categories of relationship balance (p = 0.011) and partner creativity (p = 0.010). Likewise, a statistically significant improvement was demonstrated when comparing six and ten therapies in interaction with time for the categories of providing pleasure to the partner (p = 0.034) and creativity (p = 0.017). Discussion and conclusion: The analysis of the results indicates possible positive effects of the magnetic field on female sexual function and the effects achieved by the therapies persist for up to three months after the end of the protocol. A higher number of therapies indicates improvement in some of the monitored measures. The main limitation of the study is the small sample size, which reduces the statistical significance of the results. Nevertheless, the number of participants and their willingness to participate in the study indicate a destigmatization of sexuality and a trend toward the development of conservative treatment.
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