The Sexual Satisfaction and Infertility in Patients Referred to Treatment Centers in Semnan at 1395

Backgournd: Sexual relationship is a sexual need for every alive and mature creature which increases the love and affection among couples. Tension, depression, low self-confidence and sexual dissatisfaction are the psychological consequences of infertility. Methods and materials: In this cross-sectional study, 200infertile couples and 200fertile couples who referred to health centers in Semnan and were entered into the study. Data were collected by the use of Larson sexual satisfaction and demographic information questionnaire. Inclusion criteria for fertile women were the absence of chronic diseases, history of depression, history of first marriage; and for infertile women were gynecologist confirmation about infertility, absence of chronic disease, depression, history of first marriage. Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation, independent T-test and Chi2 test by SPSS software (version 16). Results: In fertile couples, the average age of women was 28.56±5.7 years-old and their spouses was36.47±2.7 years-old. In the infertile couples, the average age of women was26.63±4.7 years-old and their spouses was34.47±4.9 years-old. Sexual satisfaction of infertile couples were41.6% and in fertile couples were73.4%. In infertile couples, there was a significant relationship between infertility period, monthly salary and occupation with sexual satisfactio (P<0.001). In fertile couples, there was a direct significant relationship between education, monthly salary and education with sexual satisfaction(P<0.002), but there was no significant relationship between marriage period and the number of children with sexual satisfaction(P> 04).Conclusion: Since the sexual dissatisfaction leads to physical and psychological problems and even family breakdown, attention and effort are needed to solve this issue and it needs extensive planning and supportive actions.

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Sexual Satisfaction ، Infertile Couples ، Semnan