title: Sexual disorders in infertile couples: an update.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this review is to examine the medical literature published in 2011-2012 on reports of sexual disorders in infertile couples.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ten articles on sexual disorders in infertile couples were traced. The results were very inconsistent, and the response rates of the studies were low.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Divergent samples and assessment instruments, together with low or unknown responder rates, mean that there are no valid findings about sexual disorders in infertile couples. Further research will have to find an appropriate way of addressing these methodological shortcomings. Recent studies on infertile men and their sexuality are definitely underrepresented.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Psychology, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany. tewes.wischmann@med.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Tewes
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wischmann
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003075:Coitus / Q000523:psychology*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000523:psychology; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires