Armin Firoozi, Farah Lotfi Kashani, Shahram Vaziri
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Abstract
Background: Although sexual function (SF) and sexual satisfaction (SS) are the essential factors influenced negatively by infertility and may be associated with delaying or disrupting infertility treatment, no systematic review has assessed the results of these studies so far.
Objective: The present study aimed to systematically review published interventional research regarding SF and SS among infertile individuals.
Materials and methods: In this systematic review, the databases of PubMed, MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Cochrane Library, PsycInfo, Google Scholar, and SID were searched to retrieve the relevant studies in Persian and English languages up to August 2021.
Results: 23 interventional studies were included in this systematic review, of which only 2 were low quality based on the critical appraisal skills program checklist. The interventions of the included studies were classified into 2 main categories: educational and psychological interventions for increasing the SF and SS among infertile women or couples.
Conclusion: There was no clear evidence to understand the most effective method for increasing SF and satisfaction among couples with infertility. Based on the results of the included studies, all of them showed the effectiveness of the various interventions performed on sexual health dimensions among couples with infertility. This systematic review showed that most SF studies were educational, whereas the SS were more psychologically interventional. Conducting standardized and high-quality randomized controlled trials focusing on SF and SS is recommended.
背景:虽然性功能(SF)和性满足(SS)是不孕不育的重要负面影响因素，并可能与不孕不育治疗延迟或中断有关，但到目前为止还没有对这些研究的结果进行系统评价。目的:本研究旨在系统回顾已发表的不育个体SF和SS的介入研究。材料和方法:本系统综述检索PubMed、MEDLINE、Web of Science、Scopus、ScienceDirect、Cochrane Library、PsycInfo、谷歌Scholar、SID等数据库，检索截至2021年8月的波斯语和英语相关研究。结果:本系统综述纳入了23项介入研究，其中只有2项基于关键评估技能程序检查表的质量较低。纳入研究的干预措施主要分为两大类:教育干预和心理干预，以提高不育妇女或夫妇的SF和SS。结论:没有明确的证据表明提高不孕不育夫妇性生活满意度的最有效方法。根据纳入的研究结果，所有这些研究都显示了在不孕夫妇的性健康方面进行的各种干预措施的有效性。这一系统综述表明，大多数SF研究是教育性的，而SS研究更多的是心理干预性的。建议开展以SF和SS为重点的标准化、高质量的随机对照试验。
期刊介绍：
The International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine (IJRM), formerly published as "Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine (ISSN: 1680-6433)", is an international monthly scientific journal for who treat and investigate problems of infertility and human reproductive disorders. This journal accepts Original Papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Case Reports, Photo Clinics, and Letters to the Editor in the fields of fertility and infertility, ethical and social issues of assisted reproductive technologies, cellular and molecular biology of reproduction including the development of gametes and early embryos, assisted reproductive technologies in model system and in a clinical environment, reproductive endocrinology, andrology, epidemiology, pathology, genetics, oncology, surgery, psychology, and physiology. Emerging topics including cloning and stem cells are encouraged.
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