Sažetak This study aimed to investigate whether infertility and its treatment affect couple
sexuality. A systematic literature review was performed, focusing on female and male sexual 

BACKGROUND Sexuality has a key impact on quality of life and on reproductive health.
Infertility often results in sexual dysfunction. Despite this close association, addressing 

Introduction This article presents a review of previous research concerning risk factors for
sexual dysfunction in women and men. Aim The aim is to evaluate past research studies to 

Sexual dysfunctions (SD; eg, female sexual interest/arousal disorder, erectile disorder,
female orgasmic disorder, delayed ejaculation, genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder, etc.) 

Purpose Infertility represents a peculiar social burden affecting more than 15% of couples,
provoking it a real threat to the general quality of life and to the sexual health. The 

Background Research to date suggests that couples undergoing assisted reproductive
technology (ART) are at a high risk of experiencing sexual difficulties. Aim This dyadic cross 

Objective This study aimed to assess the prevalence of sexual dysfunction and Female
Sexual Function Index (FSFI) score in women with infertility. Study design A systematic 

Background: Sexual dysfunctions are one of the most fundamental difficulties for infertile
women, which can be as the cause of infertility. This study investigated the prevalence of this 

Assisted reproductive techniques including in vitro fertilization (IVF) are being used
increasingly worldwide and screening for genital tract infections (GTIs) is recommended 

Infertile women are at a higher risk of sexual dysfunction compared to fertile women.
Infertility is a major source of stress, anxiety, and depression, which strongly affects sexual