title: Dyspareunia and sexual dysfunction in women seeking fertility treatment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare rates of dyspareunia in infertile women and healthy controls. Secondary aims are to determine whether demographic characteristics, rates of sexual dysfunction, and baseline depression status differ between the two groups.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case-control study.
  
  
  METHODS
  University-based faculty fertility and OB/GYN generalist clinics.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-five infertile female subjects presenting to the infertility clinic and 210 women presenting to the generalist clinic for their annual exam.
  
  
  METHODS
  Completion of an anonymous survey including demographic information, the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), Patient-Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and original questions regarding sexual pain.
  
  
  METHODS
  Rate of dyspareunia and sexual dysfunction.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no significant differences in rates of dyspareunia (37.6% controls vs. 30.7% study) or the rate of sexual dysfunction (31.9% controls vs. 37.3% study). Infertile women had more frequent intercourse than controls and were more likely to be married. There were otherwise no differences in baseline rates of depression, demographic characteristics, or individual domain scores of the FSFI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Women seeking fertility treatment had similar rates of dyspareunia and sexual dysfunction compared with controls.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA. parsoak@gmail.com
authors.forename: Abby P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: Phillip E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Patton
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Amato
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Catherine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Leclair
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004414:Dyspareunia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017533:Marital Status / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009922:Oregon / Q000453:epidemiology; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016387:Women's Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult