Sexual dysfunction and depression among Turkish women with infertile husbands: the invisible part of the iceberg

Purpose To determine the effect of male infertility on the sexual functions and level of depression among Turkish women. Methods Fifty-six women with an infertile partner (exposed) and 48 women who conceived and gave birth without treatment (unexposed) were included in this study. The Female Sexual...

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Veröffentlicht in:International urology and nephrology 2016-01, Vol.48 (1), p.31-36
Hauptverfasser: Ozkan, Burak, Orhan, Elcın, Aktas, Neslıhan, Coskuner, Enıs Rauf
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose To determine the effect of male infertility on the sexual functions and level of depression among Turkish women. Methods Fifty-six women with an infertile partner (exposed) and 48 women who conceived and gave birth without treatment (unexposed) were included in this study. The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were used to determine sexual function and depression status. Statistical analyses were performed by independent samples t , Fischer’s exact, and Mann–Whitney U tests. Results There were no significant differences in terms of demographic characteristics between groups except that unexposed women had received education for longer period of time (11.6 vs. 7.1 years, p  = 0.001). Mean FSFI scores were 19.1 ± 5.5 for the exposed and 20.0 ± 3.4 for the unexposed group. The scores of sexual desire domain (3.4 ± 1.2 vs. 2.7 ± 1.2, p  
ISSN:0301-1623
1573-2584
DOI:10.1007/s11255-015-1142-6