Sexual functioning and psychologic evaluation of in vitro fertilization couples

P. J. Fagan; C. W. Schmidt; J. A. Rock; M. D. Damewood; E. Halle; T. N. Wise

doi:10.1016/S0015-0282(16)49646-9

Sexual functioning and psychologic evaluation of in vitro fertilization couples

P. J. Fagan, C. W. Schmidt, J. A. Rock, M. D. Damewood, E. Halle, T. N. Wise

College of Medicine and Health Sciences

Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

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Couples requesting in vitro fertilization (IVF) may be sexually dysfunctional either as an etiologic factor in their infertility or because they experience decreased sexual satisfaction as a reaction to previous infertility treatment. The present study assessed the sexual functioning and psychologic status of 45 married couples who had requested IVF. The couples were given complete psychosexual evaluation by senior staff members of the Sexual Behaviors Consultation Unit and each participant completed the Derogatis Sexual Functioning Inventory (DSFI). Seven couples (15.5%) were experiencing a sexual dysfunction and 13 individuals (14.4%) were given Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders III diagnoses. In total, 19 individuals (21%) of the sample were found to have either a sexual dysfunction or psychologic disorder. Couples with a sexual dysfunction were more likely (P = 0.05) to have unexplained infertility. Norms for psychologic evaluation as part of IVF are suggested and the role of such evaluation discussed.

Original language	British English
Pages (from-to)	668-672
Number of pages	5
Journal	Fertility and Sterility
Volume	46
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0015-0282(16)49646-9
State	Published - 1986

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