Abstract text	Background and Aims: 
Background: Obesity is a major public health in Tunisia. Prevalences of obesity and overweight are respectively 12.3% and 21.8% (8.9% in men, 12.8% in women). Studies in women assessing female sexual function index (FSFI) and body weight are limited. 
Aims: We aimed to assess sexual function in obese and overweight female women.
Methods: 
We conducted a cross sectional study from Mars to Septembre 2018 among outpatients referring to the centre for the care of obesity in the national institute of nutrition. Fifty female participants with a body mass index (BMI) ≥25 were recruited. Medical history, obesity-related complications and medication use, as well as demographic, social information were obtained. We used The FSFI to assess sexual function.
Results: 
The mean age was 38.5 years. Among participants 12 % were illiterate, 46% had low socio-economic level, 94 % were married, 64 % had no chronic illness and 72 % wasn’t under any medication. Six women suffered from amenorrhea. We noted a smonking habit in 10 % of participants. Eleven women were overweight and 39 were obese. The mean BMI was 37.02 ± 8.75. The mean FSFI score was 27.41± 6.18. There was no correlation between FSFI score and the BMI. 
Conclusions: 
Obesity and overweight seemed to be not a brake on sexuality in our context.

SEXUAL FUNCTIONING IN A SAMPLE OF OBESE AND OVERWEIGHT TUNISIAN WOMEN