title: Current research on how infertility affects the sexuality of men and women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess data published from 2000 to 2010 on the effect of infertility on the sexual function of men and women.
  
  
  METHODS
  The PubMed, Lilacs and Embase databases were searched for scientific articles assessing the sexual response of couples during infertility treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Studies selected for this review were published in English and conducted in human beings; articles included meta-analyses and cross-sectional or cohort studies that used objective measurement tools to quantitatively assess the data.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seven studies met the inclusion criteria for this review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Infertility is a major risk factor for sexual problems in both men and women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Infertile couples are at higher risk of sexual dysfunction than fertile couples. We also describe several recent patents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, 14049-900 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. luciaalvess@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Sany R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Ferraresi
authors.forename: Lucia A S
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lara
authors.forename: Marcos F S
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: de Sá
authors.forename: Rosana M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.forename: Ana C J S
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Rosa e Silva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D010330:Patents as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D019529:Sexuality / Q000502:physiology*