GynecologyGynecology2079-56962079-5831Consilium Medicum31089910.26442/20795696.2023.1.202137Review ArticleSexual dysfunction: an interdisciplinary problem of classical gynecologyPodzolkovaNatalia M.<p>D. Sci. (Med.), Prof.</p>sumyatin@yandex.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8991-1369SumyatinaLiliana V.<p>Cand. Sci. (Med.)</p>sumyatin@yandex.ruRussian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional EducationBotkin Hospital270420232519510102032023Copyright © 2023, Consilium Medicum2023<p>Sexual dysfunction in women is a complex interdisciplinary medical problem that remains beyond the attention of an obstetrician-gynecologist and negatively affects a woman's quality of life and well-being. The article presents data on prospects for using herbal agents based on the chasteberry fruit extract (Vitex agnus-castus, chaste tree) in women with sexual dysfunction.</p>female sexual dysfunctionestrogenstestosteroneprolactinandrogensserotoninVitex agnus-castuschasteberryженская сексуальная дисфункцияэстрогенытестостеронпролактинандрогенысеротонинVitex agnus-castusпрутняк[Сумерова Н.М., Крижановская А.Н., Пушкарь Д.Ю., Токтар Л.Р. Сексуальные дисфункции у женщин. Вестник РУДН, сер. Медицина. Акушерство и гинекология. 2011;6:380-5 [Sumerova NM, Krizhanovskaya AN, Pushkar' DYU, Toktar LR. Seksual'nye disfunkcii u zhenshchin. Vestnik RUDN, ser. Medicina. Akusherstvo i ginekologiya. 2011;6:380-5 (in Russian)].][Reyhani M, Kazemi A, Keshvari M, Farajzadegan Z. Sexual expectations and needs of middle-aged women: A qualitative study. J Educ Health Promot. 2018;7:49. DOI:10.4103/jehp.jehp_155_17][Lindau ST, Schumm LP, Laumann EO, et al. 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