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Stroke is becoming an important cause of premature and disability in developing countries like India. An important disability of stroke is the loss of or challenges with the sexual function which is not often addressed and can influence the quality of living among the stroke survivors as well as their partners in a negative way. The common sexual dysfunction amongst stroke survivors are decreased libido, impaired erectile and ejaculatory functions, decreased vaginal lubrications, impaired ego, self- esteem, and epression. The present study was conducted with an aim to examine the effect of sexual rehabilitation in the form of structured Physiotherapy and counseling on Physical and Psychological dimensions of sexual health in Post stroke patients.Materials and Methods: The two groups of the study were Group A (Control group) who were given routine Physiotherapy with no emphasis of sexual health, Group B (Experimental Group) who were given routine Physiotherapy and Sexual rehabilitation by Structured Physiotherapy and Counseling. The CSFQ-14 male and female, DASS-21 for Depression, anxiety and stress levels tools were used to analyze the effects of treatment pre-test to Post- test.Results: The analyses of CSFQ-14 and Depression, Anxiety, Stress Sub scores of DASS-21 from baseline to 6 months in Group A and Group B are found to be significant. There was improvement in the scores of Depression Sub scores of DASS-21 in both Experimental Group (GroupB) and Control group (GroupA) which are statistically significant at p

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