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Table 3 Association between psychosexual problems and emotional reactions of both men and women to infertility

From: Emotional reaction to diagnosis of infertility in Kuwait and successful clients' perception of nurses' role during treatment

 

Women

Men

P value

  

Emotional/psychosexual problems

N = 268

%

N = 268

%

 

Anxiety

34

12.7

16

6.0

0.012*

Depression

14

5.2

40

14.9

0.001*

Anxiety + Depression

10

3.7

9

3.4

1

Reduced libido

18

6.7

80

29.9

0.001*

Anxiety + Reduced libido

5

1.9

11

4.1

0.001*

Depression + Reduced libido

4

1.5

9

3.4

0.261*

Premature ejaculation

-

-

40

14.9

-

Weak/impaired ejaculation

-

-

14

5.2

-

Impotence:

-

-

21

7.9

-

Transient

-

-

13

4.9

-

Persistent

-

-

8

3.0

-

Menstrual Problems:

77

28.7

-

-

-

Oligomenorrhea

48

17.9

-

-

-

Menorrhagia

17

6.3

-

-

-

Metrorrhagia

12

4.5

-

-

-

  1. * = p < 0.5