[Alterations in sexual functioning of infertilized women referring to selected hospitals of Tehran city in 2005]

ABSTRACT

Surgical sterilization [tubectomy] with low failure rate [0.4%] is the most common contraceptive method. Surgical sterilization effects unisexual satisfaction. The effect is probably and primarily behavioral due to lake of fear from unwanted pregnancies, and change in body image and feminity. Determining sexual satisfaction of sterilized women referring to selected hospitals in Tehran. 106 volunteer women for contraceptive surgery selected by stratified sampling participated in this descriptive study. Data collection tool included an interview form. The tool was validated by content validity and its reliability was measured by Cronbach test. Data analysis was performed by Pearson, Paired t- and Mann-Whitney U tests and ANOVA. Findings showed that mean age of women was 33.7 +/- 4.2.Most subjects were illiterate and mean number of their children were 3.2 +/- 0.9. Mean percentage of sexual satisfaction before 60.1 +/- 20.5 and after 64.5 +/- 21.5 surgery revealed a significant difference. Findings showed no significant relation between sexual satisfaction and demographic variables. Sexual satisfaction may improve after surgery. The effect is probably and primarily behavioral due to lack of fear for unwanted pregnancy