Samira Ghorbani - MS.c in Midwifery, Midwifery Department, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Parvin Abedi - PhD in Community Nutrition, Professor, Midwifery Department, Reproductive Health Research Center, Ahvaz JundishapurUniversity of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Khadije Hekmat - Lecturer, Midwifery Department, Reproductive Health Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences,Ahvaz, Iran

Background: Recurrent implantation failure (RIF) which means failing to implant after two or more high-qualityembryo transfer cycles. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between recurrent implantation failureand sexual function in infertile Iranian women.Methods: This was a comparative cross-sectional study on ۱۸۰ infertile Iranian women (۹۰ infertile women withrecurrent implantation failure and ۹۰ infertile women who did not start infertility treatment). A demographicquestionnaire and the Female Sexual Function Index were used for data collection. Data were analyzed using Chisquare,independent t-test, and multiple linear regression.Results: The mean scores of different domains of sexual function were significantly lower in the group with RIFcompared to the group without RIF. The total score of sexual function was significantly lower in the RIF groupcompared with the group without RIF (۲۳.۱۱±۲.۲۴, vs. ۲۵.۹۹±۲.۳۵, p<۰.۰۰۱).Conclusion: The results of this study showed that women with RIF had significantly lower sexual function than thatin women without RIF. Therefore, sexual function issues should be treated as an important component ofcomprehensive care.

Recurrent implantation failure, Sexual function, Infertility