title: RETRACTED: The effect of the mode of delivery on the quality of life, sexual function, and sexual satisfaction in primiparous women and their husbands.
abstract: This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal).
  This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief. Following the retraction of Dr. Safarinej ad's work by other journals, The Journal of Sexual Medicine has undertaken an extensive re-review of all papers Dr. Safarinejad published with the journal. Following an intensive re-evaluation and close scrutiny of the manuscripts, our expert reviewers raised multiple concerning questions about the methodology, results, and statistical interpretation as presented in this article. Dr. Safarinejad was contacted to provide his original data and offer explanations to address the concerns expressed by the reviewers. Dr Safarinejad chose not to respond. The co-authors of the article have also been contacted and did not respond either. Consequently, we can no longer verify the results or methods as presented and therefore retract the article.
authors.affiliation: Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University (MC), Tehran, Iran;. Electronic address: Safarinejad@urologist.md.
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Safarinejad
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Community Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University (MC), Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali Asgar
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kolahi
authors.affiliation: School of nursing and midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ladan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hosseini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010298:Parity; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult