Sameer Valsangkar|Trupti N Bodhare|Samir Bele|Surendranath K Sai
An evaluation of the effect of infertility on marital, sexual satisfaction indices and health-related quality of life in women
Institute of Medical Sciences|Institute of Medical Sciences|Institute of Medical Sciences|Institute of Medical Sciences
bbackgroundb effect infertility marital sexual functioning healthrelated quality life qol acceptability treatment modalities poorly researched area india baims objectivesb measure compare impact infertility marital adjustment sexual functioning qol acceptability various treatment modalities infertility bdesign settingb hospitalbased crosssectional controlled study bmaterials methodsb data regarding infertility sociodemographic characteristics treatment acceptability obtained via semistructured questionnaire validated standardized scales used measure marital adjustment abbreviated dyadic adjustment scale sexual functioning abbreviated sexual functioning questionnaire cases controls quality life fertiqol cases data 106 women attending tertiary infertility centers met definition primary infertility 212 controls attending medical outpatient department centers obtained bresultsb body mass index socioeconomic status significant ipi 0006 00001 respectively infertility fertilityenhancing regimens adoption highest acceptability wide dispersion range adoption least acceptance sperm egg embryo donation surrogate motherhood logistic regression analysis revealed significant effect size infertility marital adjustment nagelkerke r sup2sup 0725 cohens 086 sexual functioning nagelkerke r sup2sup 073 cohens 0815 qol showed decrease mean scores fertiqol scale similar normative data bconclusionsb effective counseling reassurance measures reduce impact condition marital sexual life overall qol needed impart holistic treatment infertility