Table 2.
Frequency of sexual dysfunction according to the starting time, type and cause of infertility in the women undergoing fertility treatment
| Sexual dysfunction | Starting time | Infertility type | Infertility cause | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Lifelong* | Acquired* | Primary | Secondary | Female | Male | Both | Idiopathic | |
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| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Sexual desire** | 17 (27.4) | 45 (72.6)*** | 49 (79) | 13 (21)*** | 10 (16.1) | 22 (35.5) | 6 (9.7) | 24 (38.7) |
| Sexual excitement | 15 (46.8) | 17 (53.2) | 24 (75) | 8 (25)*** | 6 (18.8) | 8 (25) | 3 (9.4) | 15 (46.9)**** |
| Orgasm | 34 (54.8) | 28 (45.2) | 54 (87.1) | 8 (12.9) | 10 (16.1) | 22 (35.5) | 5 (8.1) | 25 (40.3)*** |
| Dyspareunia | 25 (37.9) | 41 (62.1) **** | 59 (89.4)**** | 7 (10.6) | 9 (13.6) | 24 (36.4) | 3 (4.5) | 30 (45.5)*** |
| Vaginismus | 5 (14.2) | 31 (85.7)*** | 31 (86.1) | 5 (13.9) | 7 (19.4) | 11 (30.6) | 2 (5.6) | 16 (44.4)*** |
*
From the beginning of the first intercourse/Some time after the firs intercourse;
**
Sexual desire disorder including decreased sexual desire (N=45) and sexual aversion (N=17);
***
P<0.001;
****
P<0.01; Data analysis by X 2 test