Psychological impact of infertility

Cousineau, Tara M.; Domar, Alice D.

doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2006.12.003

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“…It has been associated with emotional and psychological sequelae, including stress, tension, anxiety and depression, Couples may experience stigma, sense of loss, & diminished self-esteem in the setting of their infertility. [26,42] The descriptive information about the psychological aspects of infertility was derived from research conducted and reported in the mid-1980s. There has been a growing body of research on the relationship between psychological aspects and infertility.…”

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Infertility profile, psychological ramifications and reproductive tract infection among infertile women, in northern upper Egypt

Hassan

2015

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Background and objective: Reproductive tract infections (RTI) can have serious consequences, such as miscarriage and infertility. Infertility is a growing universal phenomenon, "crossed nearly all cultures and societies almost all over the World", that has a tremendous impact on women's quality of life and their psychological well-being. This is due to various stress and anxiety factors experienced by them at each stage of their life. To decrease and prevent developing psychological distress the psychological aspects of infertility should be receive more attention. The objectives of this study were to assess the prevalence rate of reproductive tract infections and the psychological consequences amongst those women who were infertile in relation to their sociodemographic characteristics, fertility history, assisted reproductive technology (ART) and RTI. Methods: Interview questionnaire with a convenience sample of 399 infertile women who were admitted to inpatient wards and/or attending to outpatient gynecological and infertility clinics at University Hospital, Health insurance Hospital and general Hospital in Beni-Suef City. Results: About 27.6% of study subjects had reproductive tract infections. Socio-cultural factors, gynecological issues, reproductive tract infections aggravated psychological distress amongst those women who were infertile in Northern Upper Egypt. A highly statistically significant deviation was observed (p = .000). Conclusions: Negative psychological consequences of childlessness are common and morbid in Northern, Upper Egyptian infertile women. Furthermore, infertility and psychological distress are associated in a complex way, which has to be taken care by the nurses and the clinicians to promote the quality of life of the women undergoing infertility treatment.

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Infertility profile, psychological ramifications and reproductive tract infection among infertile women, in northern upper Egypt

Hassan

2015

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“…High levels of psychological stress, anxiety, insomnia, depression, and sexual function changes have been reported during in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) [1][2][3][4][5][6]. These are related to a number of stresses that are the results of both the diagnosis and treatment of infertility [7].…”

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“…These are related to a number of stresses that are the results of both the diagnosis and treatment of infertility [7]. Furthermore, IVF is usually the final treatment option for infertile couples, and the unpredictable outcome of the IVF treatment may induce a depressive mood [3,5,7].…”

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Melatonin improves the oocyte and the embryo in IVF patients with sleep disturbances, but does not improve the sleeping problems

Eryılmaz

Devran

Sarıkaya

et al. 2011

J Assist Reprod Genet

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Purpose We aimed to analyse the in vitro fertilizationembryo transfer (IVF-ET) outcomes of the patients with sleep disturbances who were administered melatonin. Methods A total of 60 patients with sleep disturbances were divided into two groups. The study group (group A, n=30) had underwent the IVF-ET with melatonin administration and the control group (group B, n=30) without melatonin. Sleeping status after melatonin administration and the IVF outcomes were compared between the two groups. Results Sleeping status change was not significant (p>0.05). The mean number of the retrieved oocytes, the mean MII oocyte counts, the G1 embryo ratio were significantly higher in the melatonin administered group (group A) than that the non-administered group (group B); p=0.0001; p=0.0001; p<0.05 respectively. Conclusion IVF patients with sleep disorders may benefit from melatonin administration in improving the oocyte and the embryo quality, but the sleeping problem itself may not be fixed.

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“…The fact that women who underwent the standard IVF strategy were more distressed at treatment failure, might suggest that overall, standard IVF was related to more treatment-related discomfort. [27,28] Actually a person with a certain emotional problems tend to use different mechanisms to cope with stress, which differs according to her type of personality. So, anxious infertile female had uncomfortable feeling about herself and her body.…”

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“…It is increasingly recognized that egg quality is of critical importance and women of advanced maternal age have eggs of reduced capacity for normal and successful fertilization. [6] The inability to conceive children is experienced as a stressful situation by individuals and couples all around the world. The consequences of infertility are manifold and may include societal repercussions and personal emotional suffering.…”

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Emotional problems of Infertile Egyptian women

Yakout

Talaat²,

Fayad³

2016

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Background: Infertility is a very stressful life experience where women may experience emotional distress, threat, depression, anxiety, phobia, disappointment and marital problems. Overall prevalence of emotional problems among infertile couples has been estimated to be around 25%-60%. So the aim of our study was to determine emotional problems among a group of infertile women in Egypt. Methods: A convenient sample of 300 women was recruited for the purpose of this study. The study was implemented at infertility unit and Out-patient gynaecologic section at El-Kasr El-Aini Hospital Cairo university -Egypt. Structured Selfadministered questionnaire was used for data collection consists of two parts: Part I which included participants socio-demographic characteristics. Part II: A developed profile of emotional problems was used to assess the emotional problems of the infertile women in terms of anxiety, phobia, obsession, psychosomatic symptoms, depression, and hysterical manifestations. Results: Revealed that anxiety (83%) was the most significant emotional problems among studied subjects, followed by depression (77%), obsession (72%), psychosomatic disorders (65%), phobia (52%), and hysterical manifestation (2%). The levels of emotional problems had significant associated with subjects' age, level of education, duration of marriage and presence of children. Conclusions: There are high prevalence of emotional problems among infertile women, the study yielded that causes of infertility were mainly related to female factors. Emotional problems of the studied subjects ranked descending; anxiety, depression, obsession, psychosomatic disorders, phobia, and hysterical manifestation. So, it seems that more serious attention is required from nurses, gynecologists, psychiatrists and psychologists for better treatment of these emotional problems. The use of supportive teaching program should be considered as part of the general therapeutic framework of infertility.

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Psychological impact of infertility

Cited by 729 publications

References 59 publications

Infertility profile, psychological ramifications and reproductive tract infection among infertile women, in northern upper Egypt

Infertility profile, psychological ramifications and reproductive tract infection among infertile women, in northern upper Egypt

Melatonin improves the oocyte and the embryo in IVF patients with sleep disturbances, but does not improve the sleeping problems

Emotional problems of Infertile Egyptian women

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