title: Alterations of sexual desire and satisfaction in male partners of infertile couples.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To clarify the state of sexual desire and satisfaction, with relevant parameters in men, of couples with infertility.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  University outpatient clinic.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred infertile couples referred to a reproductive health research clinic.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients were investigated by a self-administered structured questionnaire about demographic data, infertility history, and several relevant psychological variables. In addition, clinical and andrological examinations were completed to find predictors for sexual state.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sexual desire and satisfaction status were scaled, and the relative factors were analyzed statistically.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Subjects reported a reduction in sexual desire in 41.5% of cases and reduction of satisfaction in 52.5% compared with recalled sexual satisfaction before diagnosis of infertility. No relationship was found between andrological findings and the present status of sexual desire (P>.05). Education level, mutual understanding between couples, and recalled state of sexual satisfaction had a direct influence, but the duration of infertility and duration of desire for a child showed a significant inverse impact on sexual satisfaction (P<.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Less than 50.0% of patients mentioned a reduction in sexual desire and satisfaction after infertility diagnosis, and the frequency of coitus could be regarded as an acceptable indicator of sexual satisfaction in male partners of infertile couples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vali-e-Asr Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. minajaf@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ramezanzadeh
authors.forename: Malek Mansour
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Aghssa
authors.forename: Mina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jafarabadi
authors.forename: Farid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zayeri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003075:Coitus / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients / Q000523:psychology; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D019529:Sexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires