Contraceptive use and sexual quality of life of patients with thalassemia in Northern Cyprus: a descriptive cross-sectional study.

Objective: Although contraception methods are an important factor affecting sexual life, no literature has been recorded about the contraceptive methods used and the sexual life of thalassemia patients. The aim of this study is to document the effects of and preferences of contraception methods used in the sexual lives of patients with thalassemia.

Methods: The descriptive and cross-sectional study took place in Northern Cyprus at a Thalassemia Center in a State Hospital.