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Relation between sexual function, perceived social support, and adherence to treatment with infertility factor in women: A cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: In some societies, childbearing is a part of women's identity and infertile women are under a great amount of pressure from others. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to evaluate the relationship between infertility factors and sexual functioning, perceived social support, and adherence to...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10505696/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37727393 http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/ijrm.v21i7.13893 |
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author | Sheikhian, Marzie Loripoor, Marzeyeh Ghorashi, Zohreh Safdari-Dehcheshmeh, Faranak |
author_facet | Sheikhian, Marzie Loripoor, Marzeyeh Ghorashi, Zohreh Safdari-Dehcheshmeh, Faranak |
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description | BACKGROUND: In some societies, childbearing is a part of women's identity and infertile women are under a great amount of pressure from others. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to evaluate the relationship between infertility factors and sexual functioning, perceived social support, and adherence to treatment in infertile women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 230 infertile women who referred to the infertility center of Shahrekord, Iran in 2022 were enrolled. Data were collected using demographic characteristics checklist, female sexual function index, multidimensional scale of perceived social support, and general adherence scale. RESULTS: No significant relation was observed between the infertility factor and the mean score of sexual function, the mean score of perceived social support, and the mean score of adherence to treatment (p [Formula: see text] 0.05). Among the aspects of sexual functioning, only the mean score of lubrication in the group of male factors was significantly higher than the common factors for men and women (p = 0.07). A linear positive relation was observed between sexual functioning (r = 0.189), perceived social support (r = 0.200), and adherence to treatment (r = 0.146) in infertile women. CONCLUSION: By providing proper training and counseling to infertile couples, we can improve their social support and sexual function so that they can complete their infertility treatment as a result. |
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spelling | pubmed-105056962023-09-19 Relation between sexual function, perceived social support, and adherence to treatment with infertility factor in women: A cross-sectional study Sheikhian, Marzie Loripoor, Marzeyeh Ghorashi, Zohreh Safdari-Dehcheshmeh, Faranak Int J Reprod Biomed Original Article BACKGROUND: In some societies, childbearing is a part of women's identity and infertile women are under a great amount of pressure from others. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to evaluate the relationship between infertility factors and sexual functioning, perceived social support, and adherence to treatment in infertile women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 230 infertile women who referred to the infertility center of Shahrekord, Iran in 2022 were enrolled. Data were collected using demographic characteristics checklist, female sexual function index, multidimensional scale of perceived social support, and general adherence scale. RESULTS: No significant relation was observed between the infertility factor and the mean score of sexual function, the mean score of perceived social support, and the mean score of adherence to treatment (p [Formula: see text] 0.05). Among the aspects of sexual functioning, only the mean score of lubrication in the group of male factors was significantly higher than the common factors for men and women (p = 0.07). A linear positive relation was observed between sexual functioning (r = 0.189), perceived social support (r = 0.200), and adherence to treatment (r = 0.146) in infertile women. CONCLUSION: By providing proper training and counseling to infertile couples, we can improve their social support and sexual function so that they can complete their infertility treatment as a result. Knowledge E 2023-08-23 /pmc/articles/PMC10505696/ /pubmed/37727393 http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/ijrm.v21i7.13893 Text en Copyright © 2023 Sheikhian et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Sheikhian, Marzie Loripoor, Marzeyeh Ghorashi, Zohreh Safdari-Dehcheshmeh, Faranak Relation between sexual function, perceived social support, and adherence to treatment with infertility factor in women: A cross-sectional study |
title | Relation between sexual function, perceived social support, and adherence to treatment with infertility factor in women: A cross-sectional study |
title_full | Relation between sexual function, perceived social support, and adherence to treatment with infertility factor in women: A cross-sectional study |
title_fullStr | Relation between sexual function, perceived social support, and adherence to treatment with infertility factor in women: A cross-sectional study |
title_full_unstemmed | Relation between sexual function, perceived social support, and adherence to treatment with infertility factor in women: A cross-sectional study |
title_short | Relation between sexual function, perceived social support, and adherence to treatment with infertility factor in women: A cross-sectional study |
title_sort | relation between sexual function, perceived social support, and adherence to treatment with infertility factor in women: a cross-sectional study |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10505696/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37727393 http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/ijrm.v21i7.13893 |
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