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Mirblouk F, Asgharnia DM, Solimani R, et al. Comparison of sexual dysfunction in women with infertility and without infertility referred to Al-Zahra Hospital in 2013-2014. Int J Reprod Biomed. 2016;14(2):117-24
Mirblouk, F., Asgharnia, D. M., Solimani, R., Fakor, F., Salamat, F., & Mansoori, S. (2016). Comparison of sexual dysfunction in women with infertility and without infertility referred to Al-Zahra Hospital in 2013-2014. International journal of reproductive biomedicine, 14(2), 117-24.
Mirblouk, Fariba, et al. "Comparison of sexual dysfunction in women with infertility and without infertility referred to Al-Zahra Hospital in 2013-2014." International journal of reproductive biomedicine vol. 14,2 (2016): 117-24.
Mirblouk F, Asgharnia DM, Solimani R, Fakor F, Salamat F, Mansoori S. Comparison of sexual dysfunction in women with infertility and without infertility referred to Al-Zahra Hospital in 2013-2014. Int J Reprod Biomed. 2016 Feb;14(2):117-24. PMID: 27200426; PMCID: PMC4869153.
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Int J Reprod Biomed. 2016 Feb;14(2):117-24.

Comparison of sexual dysfunction in women with infertility and without infertility referred to Al-Zahra Hospital in 2013-2014.

International journal of reproductive biomedicine

Fariba Mirblouk, Dr Maryam Asgharnia, Robabeh Solimani, Fereshteh Fakor, Fatemeh Salamat, Samaneh Mansoori

Affiliations

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Health Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
  2. Department of Psychiatry, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
  3. Vice-chancellorship for Research, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
  4. Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

PMID: 27200426 PMCID: PMC4869153

Abstract

BACKGROUND: One of the affected aspects in infertile women that have not been given sufficient attention is sexual function. Sexual function is a key factor in physical and marital health, and sexual dysfunction could significantly lower the quality of life. Aim of this study was to assess the comparison sexual dysfunction in women with infertility and without infertility, admitted to Al- Zahra Hospital.

OBJECTIVE: We decided to assess the prevalence of women sexual disorders in fertile and infertile subjects, admitted to Al-Zahra Hospital.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: 149 fertile and 147 infertile women who referred to infertility clinic of Al-Zahra Hospital during 2013-2014 were entered this cross-sectional study and Female Sexual Function Index questionnaire (FSFI) had been filled by all the cases. Most of women were married for 6-10 years (35.5%) and mean marriage time in participants was 9.55±6.07 years. Data were analyzed using SPSS software Ver. 18 and (2) test and logistic regression model has been used for analysis.

RESULTS: Results showed significant differences between desire (p=0.004), arousal (p=0.001), satisfaction (p=0.022) and total sexual dysfunction (p=0.011) in both groups but in lubrication (p=0.266), orgasm (p=0.61) and pain (p=0.793) difference were not significant.

CONCLUSION: Some of sexual dysfunction indices are high in all infertile women. Our findings suggest that infertility impacts on women's sexual function in desire, arousal, satisfaction and total sexual dysfunction. Health care professional should be sensitive to impact that diagnosis of infertility can have on women's sexuality.

Keywords: Fertility; Infertility; Sexual dysfunction

Conflict of interest statement

All authors declare no conflict of interests

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