title: [Sexual function in women undergoing assisted reproduction.]
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate sexual function in women undergoing assisted reproductive techniques.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a case-control study including 278 women assisted in Human Reproduction services and at the Gynecology Clinic of the University Hospital, Federal University of Goiás, Brazil. The women were divided into a study group (168 infertile women) and a control group (110 fertile women), and they answered the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaire used the assess the sexual function. We calculated the odds ratio (OR) for the chance of sexual dysfunction in infertile women (p<0.05).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of the analyzed women, 33.09% reported sexual dysfunction, with no difference in the FSFI score between groups (p=0.29). The prevalence of sexual dysfunction was of 36.30% among infertile women and 28.18% among fertile women; however, there was no difference between FSFI scores (p=0.36). The desire and arousal domains were significantly different among infertile women (p=0.01). Infertile women had the same chances of having sexual dysfunction as fertile women (OR=1.4, 95%CI 0.8-2.4; p=0.2).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There were no differences between infertile and fertile women. Infertile women undergoing assisted reproduction techniques require professional approach to sexual health regarding desire and arousal.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Reprodução Humana, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFG, Goiânia, GO, Brasil.
authors.forename: Carolina Rodrigues de
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Mendonça
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Reprodução Humana, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFG, Goiânia, GO, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jalsi Tacon
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Arruda
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFG, Goiânia, GO, Brasil.
authors.forename: Waldemar Naves do
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Amaral