| Marci et al. (2012) (18) |
30 couples diagnosed with infertility in the previous two months, 30 primary infertile couples in the process of infertility treatment and 52 fertile. The research aimed to define whether personal characteristics of the individual changed when diagnosed with infertility and how this affected sexual functioning. |
No differences were found in personal characteristics after the diagnosis of infertility in experimental groups; however, higher rates of stress were reported. Stress connected with infertility had negative impact on sexual function; fertile couples had better sexuality than the two experimental groups. |
| Davari Tanha et al. (2014) (19) |
191 primary and 129 secondary infertile women, compared with 87 fertile women. Sexual function was investigated. |
Sexual function was deprived in infertile women; secondary infertility was linked with worst results. |
| Jamali et al. (2014) (34) |
100 infertile and 100 fertile women. Sexual function was evaluated. |
Sexual function was better in the group of infertile women. |
| Ozkan et al. (2015) (20) |
56 infertile and 48 fertile men. Sexual function and rates of depression were researched. |
Infertile men had impaired sexual function. |
| Direkvand Moghadam et al. (2015) (21) |
384 women divided into fertile and infertile groups. Sexual function was studied. |
Sexual function was impaired in the group of infertile women. |
| Song et al. (2016) (22) |
236 infertile men. Rate of stress was measured according to the fertile and infertile days of their partners. |
Infertility diagnosis of the couple negatively affected male sexual function. |
| Czyżkowska et al. (2016) (23) |
50 infertile and 50 fertile women. Sexual function and sexual satisfaction were investigated. |
Impaired sexual function was found in infertile women. |
| Emec et al. (2017) (24) |
137 infertile and 142 fertile women. Sexual function was estimated. |
There were no significant differences in sexual function between the groups of fertile and infertile women. |
