en Sexual behavior پژوهشي Research Article <span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:107%">Background and Objective:&nbsp;</span></span></span></b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-style:inherit"><span style="font-variant:inherit"><span style="font-weight:inherit"><span style="font-stretch:inherit"><span style="line-height:inherit">The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of training based on choice theory and Pilates exercises on sexual function and the general health of infertile women.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal; text-decoration-thickness:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial" > <b><span style="font-style:inherit"><span style="font-variant:inherit"><span style="font-weight:inherit"><span style="font-stretch:inherit"><span style="line-height:inherit"><span style="font-style:inherit"><span style="font-variant:inherit"><span style="font-weight:inherit"><span style="font-stretch:inherit"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:inherit"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:inherit"><span style="font-stretch:inherit"><span style="line-height:inherit"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:initial"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial">Materials and Methods:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:107%">&nbsp;<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:107%">The present experimental study with a pre-test, post-test, and control group was conducted on&nbsp;</span></span></span><a name="_Hlk106033848" style="font-style:inherit; font-variant:inherit; font-weight:inherit; font-stretch:inherit"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:107%">infertile women referred to Kermanshah Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Kermanshah, Iran in 2019-2020</span></span></span></span></a><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:107%">. 75 people are selected by non-random sampling method. Then the subjects were randomly divided into three groups choice theory, Pilates, and control. The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) by Ferguson and Augustine and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) were used to measure the research variables. Data were analyzed using the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).</span></span></span></span></span></span><br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal; text-decoration-thickness:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial" > <b><span style="font-style:inherit"><span style="font-variant:inherit"><span style="font-weight:inherit"><span style="font-stretch:inherit"><span style="line-height:inherit"><span style="font-style:inherit"><span style="font-variant:inherit"><span style="font-weight:inherit"><span style="font-stretch:inherit"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:inherit"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:inherit"><span style="font-stretch:inherit"><span style="line-height:inherit"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:initial"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial">Results:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:107%">&nbsp;<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:107%">The results indicated that training based on choice theory and Pilates exercises has been significantly effective in increasing sexual function and general health of infertile women<br clear="all" > (p< 0.001). A comparison of the obtained means shows that training based on choice theory greatly affects changes in sexual function and general health of infertile women than Pilates exercises (p< 0.001).</span></span></span></span></span></span><br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal; text-decoration-thickness:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial" > <b><span style="font-style:inherit"><span style="font-variant:inherit"><span style="font-weight:inherit"><span style="font-stretch:inherit"><span style="line-height:inherit"><span style="font-style:inherit"><span style="font-variant:inherit"><span style="font-weight:inherit"><span style="font-stretch:inherit"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-numeric:inherit"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:inherit"><span style="font-stretch:inherit"><span style="line-height:inherit"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:initial"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial">Conclusions:&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:107%">According to the findings of the study, satisfaction with sexual function in women is significantly related to the level of general health due to infertility and psychological training promotes satisfaction with the relationship between couples<span style="color:black">.</span></span></span></span></span> Choice-Based Training, General Health, Infertile Women, Pilates, Sexual Function 51 56 http://ajnpp.umsha.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-268-4&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Susan Belir sosanbelir@gmail.com 10031947532846005741 10031947532846005741 No Department of Psychology, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran Kourosh Goodarzi Ko.Goodarzy@iau.ac.ir 10031947532846005742 10031947532846005742 Yes Department of Psychology, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran Mehdi Roozbahani mehdi.roozbahani@gmail.com 10031947532846005743 10031947532846005743 No Department of Motor Behavior, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran Mohammad Ismail Ebrahimi Kakabraee@gmail.com 10031947532846005744 10031947532846005744 No Department of Psychology, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran Keivan Kakabraee Mse58_2007@yahoo.com 10031947532846005745 10031947532846005745 No Department of Psychology, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran