Onm-9: Sexual Experiences of Infertile Women: Qualitative Study

Authors

  • Beigi M
  • Kohan SH
Abstract:

Background: Evaluation and treatment of infertility is critical to can be affected all aspects of life, particularly women, the Including how their knowledge of fertility and assisted reproduction treatment can disrupt marital and sexual Infertile women. Hence this qualitative study was performed to explore experiences of infertile women about sexual life. Materials and Methods: This is a qualitative study with a phenomenological approach. Participants were 20 infertile women, selected through purposive sampling, referring to health care centers and infertility clinics of Isfahan. Data were collected through tape recording of deep interviews and analyzed by Collaizzi method Results: Analysis of the participants' experiences led to the main concepts: “Concerns of a planned sexual relation during treatment”, Suppression of sexual desire after infertility treatment failure”, Sexual behavior has changed Conclusion: The findings showed that the evaluation and treatment of infertility, are affected infertile women's sexual lives and they “Concerns of a planned sexual relation during treatment”, Suppression of sexual desire after infertility treatment failure”, Sexual behavior has changed” face. Accordingly, with regard to sexual problems following treatment of assisted reproduction, seems to provide sexual counseling in department infertility and infertility specialists in this field can help.

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volume 8  issue 2.5

pages  284- 284

publication date 2014-07-01

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