Table 2.
The mean scores of five main fertility problems in three groups of infertile women at beginning and end of the study
| Groups | CBTa mean (SD) | Fluoxetine mean (SD) | Control mean (SD) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scales | Before | After | P | Before | After | P | Before | After | P |
| Social concerns | 2.9 ± 0.72 | *2.1 ± 0.76 | 0.0001 | 2.9 ± 0.59 | 2.8 ± 0.55 | 0.709 | 2.9 ± 0.78 | 3.1 ± 0.96 | 0.066 |
| Sexual concerns | 3 ± 0.71 | *2.6 ± 0.68 | 0.007 | 3.1 ± 0.67 | *2.7 ± 0.67 | 0.041 | 2.9 ± 0.75 | 2.9 ± 0.60 | 0.425 |
| Marital concerns | 4 ± 0.89 | *3.1 ± 0.97 | 0.020 | 3.8 ± 0.89 | 3.5 ± 0.70 | 0.144 | 3.7 ± 0.75 | 3.8 ± 0.59 | 0.388 |
| Rejection of childfree lifestyle | 4.1 ± 0.91 | *3.4 ± 0.94 | 0.002 | 4.3 ± 0.77 | 4.2 ± 0.79 | 0.432 | 4.3 ± 0.78 | 4.2 ± 0.66 | 0.688 |
| Need for parenthood | 3 ± 0.73 | *2.3 ± 0.76 | 0.0001 | 3.2 ± 0.99 | 3.2 ± 0.72 | 0.925 | 3.1 ± 0.74 | 3.2 ± 0.74 | 0.580 |
| Total score | 3.5 ± 0.62 | *2.7 ± 0.64 | 0.0001 | 3.5 ± 0.53 | *3.2 ± 0.44 | 0.045 | 3.4 ± 0.55 | 3.5 ± 0.48 | 0.373 |
a; Cognitive behavior therapy and Paired t test was used to compare the mean scores, before and after inventions.