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Aim: The cultural differences and taboos of the society affect women’s sexual life and sexual relationship qualities and their belief in sexual myths. In addition, women’s demographic characteristics and living conditions are also effective on sexual myths. Our aim in this study is to analyze the frequency of believing in sexual myths in married women and to examine the factors affecting sexual life and sexual relationship qualities. Material and Method: Married women between the ages of 18-55 in the tertiary gynecology and obstetrics clinic were included in the study, prospectively. Demographic characteristics of women such as age, marital status, marriage and employment status, monthly income, family structure and number of children, sexual life and sexual relationship qualities and sexual myths were compared. The Golombok-Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS) Scale, which is used to evaluate the quality of sexual intercourse and sexual dysfunctions, and The Sexual Myth Scale to determine the status of having sexual myths were used. Results: Overall 171 married women were included in the study. The median age was 35 years (IQR 29-43) and 60.8% (n=104) were university graduates and 20.5% (n=35) were graduate/doctoral graduates. The rate of believing in sexual myths among married women was 21.4%. As the age of the women increased, the frequency of sexual intercourse decreased (p<0.005); age of married women had no effect on sexual myths. It was determined that both women with an university or higher education and those with a low level of education have myths; it was seen that education level did not make a difference on sexual myths. While unemployed women were more indifferent to sexual life than working women (p=0.02); work status had no effect on sexual myths. All of the women with extended family structure stated that only the time allotted for sexual intercourse during making love is sufficient; 27.1% of women with nuclear family structure stated that this period was not enough (p=0.037). Conclusion: Age, family structure, education level and employment status of married women affect their sexual life, sexual relationship qualities and belief in sexual myths.

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