| Pakpour et al. (2012) (25) |
410 and 194 women with primary and secondary infertility, respectively. Estimation of sexual satisfaction. |
Both groups expressed low levels of sexual satisfaction. |
| Marci et al. (2012) (18) |
30 couples diagnosed with infertility in the previous 2 months, 30 primary infertility couples in the process of infertility treatment, and 52 fertile couples. The research aimed to define sexual satisfaction of all three groups. |
Infertile couples were less satisfied with sexuality. |
| Aggarwal et al. (2013) (26) |
267 infertile and 233 fertile women. Sexual satisfaction was evaluated. |
35% of infertile and 38% of fertile women were sexually unsatisfied. |
| Ozkan et al. (2015) (20) |
56 infertile and 48 fertile men. Effects of infertility were measured. |
Infertile men were less sexually satisfied. |
| Direkvand Moghadam et al. (2015) (21) |
384 women were divided into fertile and infertile groups. Sexual satisfaction was estimated. |
Infertile women were less sexually satisfied. |
| Masoumi et al. (2016) (30) |
125 couples that had been infertile for more than 5 years and 125 fertile couples. Quality of life, sexual and marital satisfaction were measured. |
Infertile couples were more sexually satisfied. |
| Yangin et al. (2016) (31) |
102 infertile couples. The rate of sexual satisfaction was also investigated. |
37.3% of women and 33.3% of men were sexually unsatisfied. |
| Czyżkowska et al. (2016) (23) |
50 infertile and 50 fertile women. |
Findings revealed significantly lower levels of sexual satisfaction in infertile women. |
| Emec et al. (2017) (24) |
137 infertile and 142 fertile women. Sexual satisfaction was measured. |
Infertile women were less (but not significantly) satisfied with their sexuality. |
