Complex factors related to marital and sexual satisfaction among couples undergoing infertility treatment: A cross-sectional study
Zeinab Hamzehgardeshi,
Alireza Khalilian,
Sepideh Peyvandi,
Forouzan Elyasi,
Fereshteh Kalantari,
Keshvar Samadaee Gelehkolaee
Affiliations
Zeinab Hamzehgardeshi
Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Center, Department of Reproductive Health and Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Alireza Khalilian
Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Sepideh Peyvandi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IVF Ward, Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Forouzan Elyasi
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran; Imam Khomeini Educational and Treatment Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Fereshteh Kalantari
Imam Khomeini Educational and Treatment Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Keshvar Samadaee Gelehkolaee
Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Center, Department of Reproductive Health and Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran; Corresponding author.
Objectives: This study assesses complex factors related to marital and sexual satisfaction among couples undergoing infertility treatment. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 140 couples who visited fertility centers in Iran, between September 2015 and July 2016. Data collection was done by Marital and Sexual Satisfaction Questionnaires and were analyzed by the IBM SPSS 26 software. Results: There was a significant difference between wives and husbands in the MSQ total scores (p = 0.027). However, there was no significant difference between wives and husbands in the SSQ total scores (p = 0.398). Sexual satisfaction and decision-maker in life among wives and husbands were significant predictors of MSQ. The kind of treatment, cause of infertility and BMI among wives and kinds of treatment, cause of infertility, and decision-maker among husbands were also significant predictors of SSQ. Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that there is a difference between the understanding of marital and sexual satisfaction in wives and their husbands. Healthcare providers need to pay more attention to these differences.
