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Infertility is significantly associated with sexual dysfunction, relationship distress, elevated psychological symptoms, and reduced quality of life in women. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.SUPPORTS_CONSENSUS.

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This research aims to explore the correlations between infertility, sexual dysfunction, and psychiatric symptoms in women.

February 21, 2026Middle East Current PsychiatryOpen Access

Infertility from a psychosexual perspective: assessment of sexual function, dyadic adjustment and psychiatric comorbidities among a sample of Egyptian women with infertility

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OMOmar Mansour MAMohamed S. Ali MFMohamed Fekry

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A case-control study examines sexual function and mental health issues in infertile women, suggesting key associations.

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This research aims to explore the correlations between infertility, sexual dysfunction, and psychiatric symptoms in women.
Case-control design comparing infertile women to matched controls
Assessment tools: FSFI for sexual function, A-RDAS for dyadic adjustment, PHQ-9 and GAD-7 for depression and anxiety
Participants recruited at Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo
Infertile women exhibited significantly lower sexual function scores across all domains on the FSFI
Marital adjustment, indicated by A-RDAS scores, was significantly worse in cases than controls (p = 0.02)
Higher levels of depression and anxiety were present in infertility cases (p < 0.001 for both)

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Mansour et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69994b41873532290d01f61e https://doi.org/10.1186/s43045-026-00620-7

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February 21, 2026Middle East Current PsychiatryOpen Access

Infertility from a psychosexual perspective: assessment of sexual function, dyadic adjustment and psychiatric comorbidities among a sample of Egyptian women with infertility

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Authors

OMOmar Mansour MAMohamed S. Ali MFMohamed Fekry

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Overview

A case-control study examines sexual function and mental health issues in infertile women, suggesting key associations.

Key Points

This research aims to explore the correlations between infertility, sexual dysfunction, and psychiatric symptoms in women.
Case-control design comparing infertile women to matched controls
Assessment tools: FSFI for sexual function, A-RDAS for dyadic adjustment, PHQ-9 and GAD-7 for depression and anxiety
Participants recruited at Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo
Infertile women exhibited significantly lower sexual function scores across all domains on the FSFI
Marital adjustment, indicated by A-RDAS scores, was significantly worse in cases than controls (p = 0.02)
Higher levels of depression and anxiety were present in infertility cases (p < 0.001 for both)

Cite This Study

Mansour et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69994b41873532290d01f61e https://doi.org/10.1186/s43045-026-00620-7

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