P-129: Study of Sexual Behavior and Related Factors in Infertile Couples Referred to Fatemehc Zahra Infertility Center in Babol

Background: Infertility is a major challenge to balance the emotional and sexual life of a couple. Sexual dysfunction is common in infertile couples and women are affected more often than men. This may be related to infertility or infertility diagnosis and treatment process. Infertile couples look sex as part of the process in the treatment so sexy and sensual aspects of human needs will be removed. The Disruption in the couple&#039;s sex life will stabilize in the lives of them and eventually lead to feelings of failure, self-concept changes and changes in relationships between couple. The aim of study is assessment the effect of infertility diagnosis and treatment on sexual behavior of infertile couples. Materials and Methods: In this study, 230 infertile couples attending Fatemeh Zahra infertility clinics in Babol were studied. For all participants, after the filing and history taking, physical examination was performed and laboratory tests needed were requested. The data collection tool was questionnaire, which has separate sections for men and women, each with two parts of demographic and sexual dysfunction information. The questionnaires to assess sexual function were FSFI questionnaire (Female Sexual Function Index) for women and IIEF (International Index of Erectile Function) for men, which were completed by the subjects. For content validity and reliability, Cronbach&#039;s alpha was used. Data were analyzed by chi-square test and ANOVA. Results: 41.6% of women and 34.8% of men reported changes in their sexual relationships. Most changes in both men and women were, reducing the number of sexual contacts and sexual anxiety. The most common sexual dysfunction was dyspareunia in women (27.3%) and after that sexual desire (26.1%) and premature ejaculation in men (34.5%). Cycle of female sexual dysfunction and orgasmic dysfunction in men was significantly associated with primary infertility and increase the duration of infertility and idiopathic infertility (p<0.001). Also, economic status, physical and mental diseases and the dissatisfaction of sexual and asexual relationships was significantly associated with sexual dysfunction in couple (p<0.001) and as well as husbands’job with sexual dysfunction cycle in women (p<0.01). Conclusion: Given the importance of sexual health in quality of life and treatment process of infertile couples, consulting services and attendance of a sex therapist is essential in infertility centers.