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The participants filled out the Female Sexual Function Index (\u03b1 = 0.72\u20130.90), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28, \u03b1 = 0.86), and demographics questionnaires. Linear regression used to analyze the data.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n \n The mean of total GHQ was 23.57 \u00b1 12.06. The highest mean of GHQ subscales was social dysfunction (8.68 \u00b1 3.69). There was a negative association between GHQ with the overall sexual function of infertile women (\n r<\/jats:italic>\n = \u22120.397,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.0001). The higher mental health disorder was associated with lower sexual function. Furthermore, there was an inverse significant association between all the subscales of mental health and sexual function. Based on the multiple linear regression analysis, the variables of anxiety and sleep disorder (\u03b2 = \u22120.143,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.035), social dysfunction (\u03b2= \u22120.139,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.003), depression symptoms (\u03b2 = \u22120.121,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.046), sexual intercourse frequency (\u03b2 = 0.272,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.0001), and educational level (\u03b2 = \u22120.110,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.016) were the significant predictors of perceived sexual dysfunction after adjusting for other variables. 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