Sexual Dysfunctions, the Hidden Cause of Divorce: The Necessity of the Presence of a Trained Physician as a Member of Family Counseling Centers

Family as a natural unit of every society protects its members and supporttheir needs. The spouses in a family have mutual rights and duties. Disregarding these rights and duties may result in the collapse of this unit. One of the valuable measures in the Draft Bill on Family Protection (1386) that may prevent divorce or at least limit the rate thereof, is the establish-
Corresponding author: Faculty of Law, Shahid Beheshti University (G. C.), Tehran, Iran. ment of Family Counseling Centers to help the spouses to solve their issues and prevent the escalation of their problems such as to lead to divorce. The purpose of this article is to show the necessity of the presence of a trained physician in the Family Counseling Centers because the cause of more than 50% of divorces is sexual dysfunction of the spouses and the influence of the physical factors, are considerable.