Effects of infertility and infertility duration on female sexual functions

İris, Asli; Kırmızı, Demet Aydoğan; Taner, Cüneyt Eftal

doi:10.1007/s00404-012-2633-7

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“…In the literature, there are limited studies looking at duration of infertility and sexual impact or sexual dysfunction. One study by Iris et al 28 found that all measurements of sexual function decreased with the exception of sexual satisfaction. The fact that this study was performed in Turkey makes it difficult to compare because the social, psychological, and marital implications of infertility differ significantly across different cultures.…”

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The Sexual Impact of Infertility Among Women Seeking Fertility Care

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IntroductionInfertility affects approximately 6.7 million women in the United States. Couples with infertility have significantly more anxiety, depression, and stress. This is compounded by the fact that almost 40% of couples undergoing assisted reproduction technology still cannot conceive, which can have an ongoing effect on quality of life, marital adjustment, and sexual impact.AimTo assess the sexual impact of infertility in women undergoing fertility treatment.MethodsThis study is a cross-sectional analysis of women in infertile couples seeking treatment at academic or private infertility clinics. Basic demographic information was collected. Respondents were surveyed regarding sexual impact and perception of their infertility etiology. Multivariate regression analyses were used to identify factors independently associated with increased sexual impact.Main Outcome MeasureSexual impact of perceived fertility diagnosis.ResultsIn total, 809 women met the inclusion criteria, of whom 437 (54%) agreed to participate and 382 completed the sexual impact items. Most of the infertility was female factor only (58.8%), whereas 30.4% of infertility was a combination of male and female factors, 7.3% was male factor only, and 3.5% was unexplained infertility. In bivariate and multivariate analyses, women who perceived they had female factor only infertility reported greater sexual impact compared with woman with male factor infertility (P = .01). Respondents who were younger than 40 years experienced a significantly higher sexual impact than respondents older than 40 years (P < .01). When stratified by primary and secondary infertility, respondents with primary infertility overall reported higher sexual impact scores.ConclusionIn women seeking fertility treatment, younger age and female factor infertility were associated with increased sexual impact and thus these women are potentially at higher risk of sexual dysfunction. Providers should consider the role young age and an infertility diagnosis plays in a women’s sexual well-being.

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The Sexual Impact of Infertility Among Women Seeking Fertility Care

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“…Os resultados são condizentes com os de outros estudos, que utilizaram o mesmo instrumento e não encontraram diferenças na função sexual de mulheres inférteis comparadas às férteis 14,15,20,24 . Outras análises que avaliaram somente mulheres inférteis também não encontraram diferenças 22,25 , mas outros autores identificaram disfunção sexual em mulheres infér-teis 1,2,5,16,[26][27][28][29] . Além disso, mulheres com infertilidade secundária apresentam menor comprometimento da função sexual nesse grupo de mulheres com infertilidade primária 18 .…”

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Função sexual de mulheres submetidas à reprodução assistida

Mendonça¹,

Arruda²,

Amaral³

2014

Rev. Bras. Ginecol. Obstet.

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WaldeMar naves do aMaral 2 Resumo OBJETIVO: Avaliar a função sexual de mulheres submetidas a técnicas de reprodução assistida. MÉTODOS: Estudo caso-controle com 278 mulheres atendidas no Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Goiás nos serviços de Reprodução Humana e no Ambulatório de Ginecologia. As mulheres foram distribuídas em grupo caso (168 mulheres inférteis) e grupo controle (110 mulheres férteis), e responderam ao questionário Índice de Função Sexual Feminina (IFSF) para avaliação da função sexual. Calculou-se a odds ratio (OR) para a chance de disfunção sexual nas mulheres inférteis (p<0,05). RESULTADOS: Do total de mulheres analisadas, 33,09% apresentaram disfunção sexual e não houve diferença no escore do IFSF (p=0,29). A prevalência de disfunção sexual entre as mulheres inférteis foi de 36,30%, e entre as férteis, 28,18%; contudo, não houve diferença entre os escores do IFSF (p=0,36). Nos domínios desejo e excitação houve diferença significativa nas mulheres inférteis (p=0,01). Mulheres inférteis apresentam a mesma chance de disfunção sexual em relação às mulheres férteis (OR=1,4; IC95% 0,8-2,4; p=0,2). CONCLUSÃO: Não houve diferenças entre as mulheres inférteis quando comparadas às férteis. Mulheres inférteis submetidas a técnicas de reprodução assistida carecem da abordagem profissional sobre a saúde sexual em relação ao desejo e à excitação. Abstract PURPOSE:To evaluate sexual function in women undergoing assisted reproductive techniques. METHODS: This is a case-control study including 278 women assisted in Human Reproduction services and at the Gynecology Clinic of the University Hospital, Federal University of Goiás, Brazil. The women were divided into a study group (168 infertile women) and a control group (110 fertile women), and they answered the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaire used the assess the sexual function. We calculated the odds ratio (OR) for the chance of sexual dysfunction in infertile women (p<0.05). RESULTS: Out of the analyzed women, 33.09% reported sexual dysfunction, with no difference in the FSFI score between groups (p=0.29). The prevalence of sexual dysfunction was of 36.30% among infertile women and 28.18% among fertile women; however, there was no difference between FSFI scores (p=0.36). The desire and arousal domains were significantly different among infertile women (p=0.01). Infertile women had the same chances of having sexual dysfunction as fertile women (OR=1.4, 95%CI 0.8-2.4; p=0.2). CONCLUSION: There were no differences between infertile and fertile women. Infertile women undergoing assisted reproduction techniques require professional approach to sexual health regarding desire and arousal.

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“…Higher rates were found in a study from Poland. Here, the authors proposed that the crucial factor might be the duration of the partnership and not of the fertility disorder [8]. The response rate of this survey was 37%.…”

Section: Prevalence Of Sexual Disorders In Infertile Couplesmentioning

confidence: 95%