Die In-vitro-Fertilisation im Rückblick: Subjektives Erleben und psychische Folgen im Urteil betroffener Paare

Strauß, Bernhard; Argiriou, Ch.; Buck, Sandra; Mettler, Liselotte

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-75693-1_7

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“…Summarizing the conclusions to be drawn from studies on the influence of reproductive medicine procedures on sexuality, Burns [58] comments that these procedures seem to have hardly any dramatic impact on the sex lives of couples in general and of men in particular, though Burns concedes that women face a slightly higher risk of reduced sexual satisfaction and reduced sexual desire. In another study, 44% of the women and only 14% of the men reported an appreciable reduction in desire for sexual activity as a result of reproductive medicine [59].…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 93%

ORIGINAL RESEARCH—COUPLES’ SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS: Sexual Disorders in Infertile Couples

Wischmann

2010

The Journal of Sexual Medicine

107

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Introduction Sexuality and the desire for a child are strongly interconnected. The same applies to sexual disorders and the unfulfilled desire for a child. Aim This article indicates the relations between sexual disorders and the unfulfilled desire for a child and outlines the potential effects of diagnostics and treatment in the context of reproductive medicine on the couples’ sexuality. Methods A research drive was undertaken in well-established medical and psychological literature database with the keywords “infertile” or “infertility” and “sexual dysfunction” or “sexual satisfaction.” Results Sexual dysfunctions (of organic or of psychic origin) as a cause of involuntary childlessness are relatively unusual. By contrast (temporary) sexual disorders resulting from diagnosis and medical therapy are common in couples with fertility problems, with women more frequently affected than men. Conclusions Counseling for couples with the unfulfilled desire for a child should invariably include explicit and appropriately tactful reference to sexuality and (functional) sexual disorders by the therapist.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 93%

ORIGINAL RESEARCH—COUPLES’ SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS: Sexual Disorders in Infertile Couples

Wischmann

2010

The Journal of Sexual Medicine

107

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“…In their studies of pregnancies in previously infertile women (partly after IVF), Sandelowski et al 7 concluded that one can no longer apply traditional coping models for pregnancy, especially with the higher risk of loss after IVF treatment compared to normally conceived pregnancies, a fact of which the women are aware of. While some studies 8,9 described higher anxiety levels in women after successful IVF treatment, Stanton and Golombok 10 underlined that IVF women did not show higher anxiety levels during pregnancy, although this might have been expected in view of the long period of childlessness and sterility treatment.…”

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Couples becoming parents: something special after IVF?

Dirnagl

Hemmerling

et al. 2004

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology

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The majority of catamnestic studies on successful IVF treatment deal with the development of the children and the parent-child-relationship. Far fewer studies pay attention to the changes within the relationship of couples that become parents. This particular study focused on the transition from partnership to parenthood with assessments at different measuring points (T1: the last trimester of pregnancy; T2: 3 months after birth; and T3: 12 months after birth) and compared 47 IVF couples with 45 couples that conceived naturally. The couples were observed with psychodynamic couple interviews and standardized as well as non-standardized questionnaires. The most striking result of our study was the inconspicuousness of IVF couples and their parent-child-relationship. Partnerships featured a high degree of satisfaction among the couples; the progress of pregnancy was described as very satisfying and free of complaints. Surprisingly these descriptions were given despite more frequent and longer hospital stays by the IVF women during their pregnancy. However, IVF couples acted less openly in the interviews and expressed their own feelings less often, especially the more negative ones. In the partnerships we found that IVF women displayed more avoiding tendencies in their relationships 1 year after the birth of their child/children.

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“…The assisted reproductive technology of choice, IVF, is successful in an estimated 25.2% of cases (National Center, 1999). Studies have shown that the psychological impact of failed IVF treatment induces emotional distress, such as anxiety and depression in women and couples (Strauss et al, 1991(Strauss et al, , 2000(Strauss et al, , 2001. Although the relevance of psychological treatment for infertile individuals has discarded its shroud of novelty since the advocacy work of Barbara Eck Menning (1980), one could conclude otherwise due to the apparent scarcity of intervention studies in the field of infertility.…”

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Differential efficacy of group and individual/couple psychotherapy with infertile patients

Liz¹,

Strauß²

2005

Human Reproduction

135

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Die In-vitro-Fertilisation im Rückblick: Subjektives Erleben und psychische Folgen im Urteil betroffener Paare

Cited by 7 publications

References 10 publications

ORIGINAL RESEARCH—COUPLES’ SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS: Sexual Disorders in Infertile Couples

ORIGINAL RESEARCH—COUPLES’ SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS: Sexual Disorders in Infertile Couples

Couples becoming parents: something special after IVF?

Differential efficacy of group and individual/couple psychotherapy with infertile patients

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