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. 2013 Sep 18;7(3):199–206.

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.