Little is known about how “reproductive orientation” (i.e., trying to get pregnant, ambivalent about pregnancy, trying to avoid pregnancy, or having had a sterilization surgery) is associated with sexual satisfaction among women of childbearing age. Using data from the National Survey of Fertility Barriers (N = 2811), we examined the association of reproductive orientation with sexual satisfaction, adjusting for relationship characteristics including union type (cohabitation versus marriage), quality, and length; infertility history; and demographic characteristics including age, parity, and race/ethnicity. Results indicated that women who were ambivalent or trying to get pregnant reported significantly higher levels of sexual satisfaction than women who were sterile in the unadjusted model, but not in the models that included relationship quality. The association of reproductive orientation and sexual satisfaction depended upon relationship quality; among women with lower relationship quality, “trying” was associated with higher, and among those with higher relationship quality, with lower sexual satisfaction.

人们对“生育取向”（即试图怀孕、对怀孕持矛盾态度、试图避免怀孕或接受绝育手术）与育龄妇女性满意度的关系知之甚少。利用全国生育障碍调查（ N = 2811）的数据，我们研究了生殖取向与性满意度的关系，并调整了关系特征，包括结合类型（同居与婚姻）、质量和长度；有不孕史；人口特征，包括年龄、胎次和种族/民族。结果表明，在未经调整的模型中，矛盾或试图怀孕的女性的性满意度明显高于不育女性，但在包含关系质量的模型中则不然。生育取向和性满意度的关联取决于关系质量；在关系质量较低的女性中，“尝试”与较高的性满意度相关，而在关系质量较高的女性中，“尝试”与较低的性满意度相关。