Attitudes of in vitro fertilization and intrauterine insemination couples toward multiple gestation pregnancy and multifetal pregnancy reduction.

Objective: To determine attitudes regarding multiple pregnancy and multifetal pregnancy reduction in couples embarking on gonadotropin therapy.

Design: Questionnaire given to couples initiating gonadotropin therapy.

Setting: University hospital-based infertility unit.

A double-blind crossover trial of clomipramine for rapid ejaculation in 15 couples.

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the sexual and psychosocial efficacy of clomipramine for rapid ejaculation.

Methods: Fifteen physically healthy, self-selected couples (men had a mean age of 38 years) who met six eligibility criteria and did not meet five exclusion criteria participated in a variable-length, repeated measures, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study with a 2-month follow-up period. Sexual and psychosocial assessments were conducted at baseline, after placebo, after 25 mg/day of clomipramine, after 50 mg/day of clomipramine, and at the 2-month follow-up point.

The impact of systemic lupus erythematosus on women's sexual functioning.

Objective: We investigated the impact of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the mediating effects of psychosocial factors on women's sexual adjustment.

Methods: Data were obtained through structured interviews and psychometric scales administered to 100 female subjects with SLE and 71 disease-free controls.

Results: Compared with controls, patients with SLE had a significantly higher rate of abstention (26 vs 4%, p < 0.

Medical and psychosocial predictors of sexual outcome among women with systemic lupus erythematosus.

The influence of medical and psychosocial variables on sexual outcome in 100 women with systemic lupus erythematosus was examined. Subjects were administered a sexual adjustment interview and scales assessing depression, body image, and relationship quality. Medical data were obtained from patients and physicians.