Sara Hosseini Nejad - College of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Mahshid Bokaie - Research Center for Nursing and Midwifery Care, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Seyed Mojtaba Yassini Ardekani - Department of Psychiatry, Research Center of Addiction and Behavioral Sciences, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

Background: The infertility phenomenon affects physiological and psychosocial aspects. Sexual counseling can improve sexual and marital satisfaction. Objective: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of sexual health counseling based on the mindfulness approach on sexual satisfaction of women suffering from infertility. Materials and Methods: This randomized clinical trial study was conducted on ۴۴ women suffering from infertility referred to the Yazd Reproductive Science Institute, Yazd, Iran. Women were randomly divided into ۲ groups. The intervention group (n = ۲۲) received ۸ sessions of sexual counseling, while control group (n = ۲۲) received routine care. The data collection tool was the sexual satisfaction questionnaire. Results: The mean age of women was ۳۰.۰۵ ± ۴.۹ yr, infertility duration was ۶.۸۳ ± ۴.۲۷ yr, and the mean duration of marriage was ۸.۳ ± ۴.۰۱ yr. The mean score of sexual satisfaction of women suffering from infertility in the intervention group was ۶۲.۹ ± ۷.۳۲, ۷۱.۶ ± ۵.۹۵, and ۷۰.۹ ± ۶.۲۶, before the intervention (baseline), after intervention (۸th wk), and follow-up (۱۲th wk) respectively. The mean score of sexual satisfaction of women suffering from infertility in the control group was ۶۳.۳ ± ۶.۸۲, ۶۴.۲ ± ۷.۹۳, and ۶۲.۲۵ ± ۷.۹۹, at baseline, ۸th wk later, and after follow-up (۱۲th wk), respectively. Sexual satisfaction scores increased before and one month after the intervention in the counseling group, and this difference was statistically significant (p < ۰.۰۰۱). Conclusion: Mindfulness-based sexual health counseling programs may improve sexual satisfaction in women suffering from infertility in the intervention group.

Infertility, Women, Sexual satisfaction, Mindfulness, Psychology., ناباروری, زنان, رضایت جنسی, ذهن آگاهی, روان شناسی.