Biological and Psychological Investigation of Sexual Desire Disorder in Infertile Men Referred to Avicenna Infertility Treatment Center
Abstract
Background: Decreased sexual desire in infertile men, which sometimes leads to infertility, can open the way to choose between drug or psychotherapy treatments for these patients, compared to psychological causes. Therefore, the present study was conducted to compare biological and psychological evaluation in men with and without sexual desire disorder in infertile patients referred to Avicenna Infertility Treatment Center.
Methods: A descriptive-analytical study was conducted on infertile men. The studied sample was estimated to be 128 people using G-power software, taking into account the first type error of 0.05, statistical power of 0.8, and effect size of 0.5, from the eligible infertile men by random sampling were chosen. Halbert's Sexual Desire Questionnaire (HISD) was used to measure sexual desire, and Zanke's standard questionnaire was used to measure anxiety.
Results: In this study, 128 men were examined. Among these people, 39.8% had the cause of male infertility and 11.7% had the cause of female infertility. 3.1% of the people had cryptorchidism, 32% had a history of varicocele, and 7% mentioned infection. Zonk score classification in the participants in the study: 73.33 ± 21.62, normal anxiety, 60.28 ± 13.62, mild anxiety, 50.50 ± 22.63, severe anxiety, and 44.50 ± 16.54, very severe anxiety they had. Among the investigated variables, the level of anxiety and depression is more related to smoking, Cryptorchidism, no history of varicocele, or history of infection.
Conclusion: Infertile men, in addition to reducing their cognitive well-being, suffer a heavy psychological burden that can cause dysfunction and a decrease in sexual desire.
