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IRCT201106126777N1 IRCT 2011-08-14 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Counseling on quality of marital and sexual satisfaction of infertile couples Effect of counseling on marital and sexual satisfaction of infertile couples: A Randomized, Controlled, Trial (RCT) study 2007-02-01 anticipated 200 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/7184 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Other. N/A Infertility. Intervention 1: In the intervention group, counseling was performed through three sessions of 60-90 minutes duration and one week apart. Each session consisted of a lecture, discussion, questions and answers, and providing educational brochures and pamphlets. In the first session of intervention, definition of infertility, prevalence of infertility, etiologies, therapies and its impacts on various aspects of personal lives, particularly sexual and marital satisfaction, and their counteractive approaches were explained. The purpose of the session was providing general information about the infertility. The second discussion dealt with behaviors that create marital satisfaction. The ultimate objective was to improve marital satisfaction through teaching communicative skills. These skills, including expression of feelings and emotions, resolving differences, forgiveness, mutual respect and supportive relationship of the couple, listening actively, expressing emotions, particularly about infertility and problem-solving skills such as ability to criticize and accept criticism and establishing a supportive relationship between the couple, were taught in this session. The third session discussed the influencing factors and approaches for improving sexual satisfaction. The objective of this session was to improve sexual satisfaction through provision of necessary knowledge about male and female sexual cycles and issues such as self-esteem and self-confidence in sexual activities, and the quality and quantity of sexual intercourse. We planned the counseling sessions, while couples in intervention group had to refer to the clinic for their scheduled medical appointment. So they did not need more visit for consultation meetings. Intervention 2: The control group only received the routine therapies and services of the fertility center. No counseling was included for this group.
public Minoo Pakgohar
Tohid Sq, East Nosrat St.
Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of) +98 912 140 2531 mpakgohar@razi.tums.ac.ir School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences scientific Minoo Pakgohar
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Nosrat St, Tohid Sq-east
Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of) +98 912 140 2531 mpakgohar@razi.tums.ac.ir School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iran (Islamic Republic of) Inclusion criteria: infertility for 1-10 years, having no children; no previous history of assisted reproductive technologies (ART);not suffering from known mental or physical diseases; not using drugs which affect sexual function and monogamy for men. Exclusion criteria: positive pregnancy test during sampling and follow-up and attending counseling sessions outside our center 15 years 45 years Both N97.9 Female infertility, unspecified Other Other In the intervention group, counseling was performed through three sessions of 60-90 minutes duration and one week apart. Each session consisted of a lecture, discussion, questions and answers, and providing educational brochures and pamphlets. In the first session of intervention, definition of infertility, prevalence of infertility, etiologies, therapies and its impacts on various aspects of personal lives, particularly sexual and marital satisfaction, and their counteractive approaches were explained. The purpose of the session was providing general information about the infertility. The second discussion dealt with behaviors that create marital satisfaction. The ultimate objective was to improve marital satisfaction through teaching communicative skills. These skills, including expression of feelings and emotions, resolving differences, forgiveness, mutual respect and supportive relationship of the couple, listening actively, expressing emotions, particularly about infertility and problem-solving skills such as ability to criticize and accept criticism and establishing a supportive relationship between the couple, were taught in this session. The third session discussed the influencing factors and approaches for improving sexual satisfaction. The objective of this session was to improve sexual satisfaction through provision of necessary knowledge about male and female sexual cycles and issues such as self-esteem and self-confidence in sexual activities, and the quality and quantity of sexual intercourse. We planned the counseling sessions, while couples in intervention group had to refer to the clinic for their scheduled medical appointment. So they did not need more visit for consultation meetings. The control group only received the routine therapies and services of the fertility center. No counseling was included for this group. Sexual satisfaction. Timepoint: Pre test, 3 month after intervention. Method of measurement: Sexual satisfaction questionnare. Marital satisfaction. Timepoint: Pre test, 3 month after intervention. Method of measurement: Marital satisfaction questionnare. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Approved 2006-12-26 Tehran University of Medical Sciences Keshavarz blvd., Ghods st. Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)