The prevalence of sexual dysfunctions in infertile women

Objective: Sexuality is an important and integral part of every woman’s life. The aim of this study was to assess thedegree of sexual dysfunction among infertile women and its correlation with age, duration of marriage and etiologyof infertility in women.Materials and Methods: 300 infertile women who were referred to IVF center for management of their infertilityproblem involved in this study after informed consent. They were asked to fill a questionnaire that contained threeparts of demographic, infertility and sexual function items. Distribution of sexual dysfunction and its relationship toinfertility and marriage duration were analyzed through SPSS software.Results: The most common sexual dysfunction was orgasm disorder (83.76%) and the rate of sexual desire disorder,dyspareunia and vaginismus were 80.7%, 67.7% and 76.7% respectively. More than 50% of cases mentioneddecreased frequency of coitus after diagnosis of infertility. Vaginismus and dyspareunia were more common in 20-24 years age group.Conclusion: According to the high rate of sexual dysfunction in this study and almost the same rate in other studies,gynecologists should pay more attention to this important issue and encourage the patients to have an evaluation bya psychiatrist or psychologist