Somayeh Alirezaei - School of Nursing and Midwifery, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran

Background: Infertility is a complex issue that affects individuals and couples, and also it has serious implication for the marital and sexual relationship of those involved. The aim of this review was to assess female sexual dysfunction in the context of infertility.Methods: This is a review article in which the impact of infertility on female sexual dysfunction was studied. The data was collected from PubMed, Scopus, Iranian Journal Database, Scientific Information Database (SID) databases by searching related literature published from 2006 to 2016, by keyword such as infertility , female sexual dysfunction , sexual satisfaction, and sexual relationship.Result: In review, articles were selected, which were focused on the impact of infertility on sexual function. Most of the results recommended that infertility and its treatment can disrupt sexual function at infertile women.Conclusion: The result suggests that infertile women experience more problems. More researches needs to be done in the field of relationship of the sexual behavior and sexual relationship in infertile couples

Female sexual dysfunction, Sexual relationship, Sexual satisfaction, Infertility