IMPACT OF PRIMARY INFERTILITY ON LIFE QUALITY IN URMIA, IRAN

Primary infertility may affect communication skills, occupational and physical
health of women. The purpose of this research was to investigate the impact of primary infertility on
different domains of life quality in an Iranian community.
Materials & Methods: The research was performed on 60 primary infertile women seeking infertility
treatment and 60 fertile women with similar sociodemographic characteristics. World Health
Organization’s QOL-BREF questionnaire was used to investigate health related life quality.
Results: The sociodemographic characteristics between two groups were similar with no significant
difference, except menstruation. Compared with the fertile women, the women with primary infertility
had significantly lower ratios of quality of life in both physical (P=0.04) and psychological (P=0.01)
domains. There was no difference in physical and environmental domains of life quality between two
groups.
Conclusion: Women with primary infertility need psychological and social support to improve their
life quality