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Nursing guideline for improving sexual functions among infertile women

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Back ground: Sexual function plays an important role in the quality of life and is
determined by both biological and psychosocial factors. Infertile couples report poor sexual
functions suggesting a causal relationship between infertility and sexual function, Infertility caused
sexual problems such as loss of sexual desire, decrease in frequency of sexual intercourse, pain
during sexual intercourse and orgasmic difficulties in women and influencing their interpersonal
and marital relationships and satisfaction. Aim of study evaluates effect of nursing guideline on
improving sexual functions among infertile women. Subjects and Methods: Design a quasi
experimental design. Setting at Infertility clinic of Ain Shams Maternity University hospital. The
subjects of the study consisted of a purposive sample of 135 women attending the previous settings.
Tools of Data: The first tool, A Structured interviewing questionnaire sheet, the second tool,
Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) scale, and the third tool was Sexual Satisfaction and Distress
Scale for Women (SSS-W), main results of this study revealed that; Nursing Guideline is highly
significance improve of sexual functions of infertile women , highly statistical significant relations
in female sexual functions index, frequency of sexual intercourse and highly statistical significant
relations in Emotional and psychological problems (p<0.001).while statistical significant relations
in the Life stressors and Statistical significant relations in Dyspareunia and sexual complaint during
sexual intercourse. The study concluded that, nursing guideline is highly significance improved
female sexual functions index of infertile women and sexual satisfaction scale. Through, decrease in
dyspareunia and sexual complaint, improvement of Emotional and psychological status.
Recommendation: studying the sexual function should be included as part reproductive health
programs for woman. Raising awareness to women's sexual problems and Sex education of couples
before marriage is very important for the quality and stability of family basis and raising awareness
and education of nurses to perform efficient interventions to improve the sexual health of infertile
women to improve quality of life.

DOI

10.21608/ejhc.2020.88540

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sexual satisfaction, infertile women

Authors

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Azza Abd

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Elhameed Mohamed

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Department of Maternity and Gynecological Nursing-Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University – Egypt

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Aziza

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Ahmed Attia

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Department of Maternity and Gynecological Nursing-Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University – Egypt

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Hanan

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Abd Elfattah

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Department of Maternity and Gynecological Nursing-Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University – Egypt

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Volume

11

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2

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12465

Issue Date

2020-06-01

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2020-05-11

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2020-06-01

Page Start

66

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84

Print ISSN

1687-9546

Online ISSN

3009-6766

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Nursing guideline for improving sexual functions among infertile women

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22 Jan 2023