title: [Sexuality and infertility].
abstract: Following the recent medical innovations, it is now possible to disassociate sexuality and reproduction. With contraception, people can have free sexuality without the fear of an unexpected pregnancy. Frequently, Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), with in vitro fertilization, can obtain a pregnancy without intercourse. There are three major problems concerning infertility and sexuality. Firstly, infertility because of a sexual disorder; secondly, sexual disorder induced by infertility diagnosis; thirdly, sexual disorder induced by ART. Praticians should be aware of possible existence of sexual problems to allow the couple to express them. Once diagnosed, these troubles can be treated by the pratician himself or the couple has to be referred to a psychologist or a sexologist.
authors.affiliation: Service de gynécologie obstétrique et médecine de la reproduction, hôpital de Poissy-Saint-Germain, 10, rue du Champ-Gaillard, 78303 Poissy cedex, France. docsalama@gmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salama
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boitrelle
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gauquelin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jaoul
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Albert
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bailly
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wainer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Veluire
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000523:psychology; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy