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They were selected from Royan Institute and a number of health care centers in Tehran (Iran) from May 2017 to February 2019. The subjects were asked to fill out the Short Form Health Survey (SF-12), Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Body Image Concern Inventory (BICI), and Rosenberg\u2019 Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). One-way ANOVA was used to identify the possible statistical differences between the three groups of participants.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mean scores of all FSFI domains were lower in the control TL women, and the differences between the three groups in all dimensions were statistically significant. In addition, the TL group had more female sexual dysfunction (FSD) comparing to the infertile and condom group (22.43\u2009\u00b1\u20095.30, 24.79\u2009\u00b1\u20094.74, and 28.03\u2009\u00b1\u20093.29, respectively<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt; \u20090.001). There was a significant difference between the three groups in SF-12 scores (76.59\u2009\u00b1\u200913.14, 68.49\u2009\u00b1\u200914.47, and 78.87\u2009\u00b1\u200912.62, respectively<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Also there was a significant difference between the three groups in anxiety, depression, and total scores of HADS (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Furthermore, infertile women had lower body image (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05) and the TL group had lower self-esteem comparing to the two other groups (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009 &lt;\u20090.05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The findings revealed the adverse effects of using TL on the anxiety, depression, sexual life, body image, and QoL of women. 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