The Effect of Sexual Counseling Using BETTER Model on Sexual Function of Women with Infertility: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

Objective: Infertility can have adverse effects on sexuality of women. This study aims to examine the effect of sexual counseling based on the BETTER Model on the sexual function of Iranian women with infertility. Method: Eighty women with infertility were randomly assigned to either intervention or control groups. Female Sexual Function Index and Enrich Marital Satisfaction Scale were completed by participants at baseline and two months after. Results: All domains of FSFI (except for pain) were significantly increased (p < 0.001) after the intervention. Conclusions: Results showed that two sessions of sexual counseling can be used to improve the sexual health of infertile women.

Keywords:

• Infertility
• sexual counseling
• BETTER model
• sexual function

Acknowledgment

The authors would like to thank all participants and the Rooyesh infertility treatment center of Karaj. This research was conducted in partial fulfillment of a Master’s degree in Counseling in Midwifery at Alborz University of Medical Sciences.

Ethical approval

All the procedures performed in this study involving human participants were in accordance with ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

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Funding

The present research was financially supported by Alborz University of Medical Sciences.