Infertility, Attachment, Identity and Sexual Function of Females: A Correlational Study

Background: infertility is one of the major problems in reproductive health. this research was carried out to evaluate the relationship between infertility, attachment, identity, sexual function, and sexual self-esteem in married women. methods: in this causal-comparative and correlational study, 300 voluntary married women (fertile=150, infertile=150) in mashhad were selected through random sampling in 2019. collins and read’s revised adult attachment scale, identity style inventory, female sexual function index, and sexual self-esteem index for women-short form were used to gather data. data were analyzed using a t-test, pearson correlation coefficient, and regression analysis with spss-24 software(p<0.05). results: there was a significant difference between sexual function and sexual self-esteem of the fertile and infertile women (p=0.000). also, the results demonstrated that there was a significant relationship between a sexual function with attachment styles and identity status in women. there was a significant relationship between sexual self-esteem and the status of identity (all p<0.05). conclusion: it can be concluded that infertility can have a significant impact on sexual function. moreover, there is a significant relationship between attachment and identity styles with sexual function and sexual self-esteem.