The Long-Term Psychosocial Effects of Infertility

Hirsch, Anne; Hirsch, Stephen M.

doi:10.1111/j.1552-6909.1995.tb02389.x

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“…Only 11 studies were found in which the phenomenon of concern was contentment (Attala et al, 1995;Bylsma & Major, 1994;Courts & Boyette, 1998;Demers & Lavoie, 1996;Hirsch & Hirsch, 1995;Karaku, 1995;Kovacs, 1996;Kriedler, Campbell, Lanik, Gray, & Conrad, 1994;Lindgren, Svardsudd, & Tibblin, 1994;Lloyd-Cobb & Dixon, 1995;Pardeck & Chung, 1995). The findings of these various studies suggest that people's contentment with their health is related to life situation (Bylsma & Major, 1994;Lindgren et al, 1994), ability to live independently (Kriedler et al, 1994;Nilsson et al, 1996;Schmotkin & Hadari, 1996), and level of depression (Attala et al, 1995;Courts & Boyette, 1998;Demers & Lavoie, 1996;Hirsch & Hirsch, 1995;Kovacs, 1996;Lloyd-Cobb & Dixon, 1995;Pardeck & Chung, 1995).…”

Section: Contentment Is a Human Experiencementioning

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“…Two of the core concepts surfacing from the participants' descriptions in some way arose in the literature on contentment. No literature specified "amid the arduous," but some authors (Attala et al, 1995;Courts & Boyette, 1998;Demers & Lavoie, 1996;Hirsch & Hirsch, 1995;Kane, 1985;Kovacs, 1996;Lawton et al, 1996;Lloyd-Cobb & Dixon, 1995;Pardeck & Chung, 1995) did say contentment is related to diminished chances of depression, loneliness, and anxiety. Contentment was also connected with ideas similar to satisfying calmness in several recent studies (Bylsma & Major, 1994;Karaku, 1995;Lindgren et al, 1994;Parse, 1993Parse, , 1994aParse, , 1996Parse, , 1997bParse et al, 1985;Takahashi, 1999;Toikkanen & Muurinen, 1999).…”

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The Lived Experience of Contentment: A Study Using the Parse Research Method

Parse

2001

Nurs Sci Q

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The purpose of this study was to answer the research question. What is the structure of the lived experience of contentment? The participants were 10 women volunteers. The Parse research method, a phenomenological-hermeneutic method, was used to uncover the meaning of contentment. The major finding of this study is the structure: Contentment is a satisfying calmness amid the arduous as resolute liberty arises with benevolent engagements. The structure provides knowledge about contentment and its connection to health and quality of life. It is discussed in relation to the principles and concepts of human becoming and in relation to how it can inform future research and practice.

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Section: Contentment Is a Human Experiencementioning

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Section: Findings and Related Literaturementioning

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The Lived Experience of Contentment: A Study Using the Parse Research Method

Parse

2001

Nurs Sci Q

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“…The variation in stress among those seeking help also suggests that negative consequences from infertility are not uniform but instead are conditioned on other characteristics and circumstances. For example, social support from family, friends, support groups, or therapists can facilitate coping for those who perceive an infertility problem (Hirsch & Hirsch, 1995).…”

Section: Infertility and Life Satisfaction Researchmentioning

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Infertility and Life Satisfaction Among Women

McQuillan

Stone

Greil

2007

Journal of Family Issues

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Using data from a random sample of 580 midwestern women, the authors explore the association between lifetime infertility and life satisfaction. Past research shows lower life satisfaction among those seeking help for infertility. The authors find no direct effects of lifetime infertility, regardless of perception of a problem, on life satisfaction; however, there are several conditional effects. Among women who have ever met the criteria for infertility and perceive a fertility problem, life satisfaction is significantly lower for nonmothers and those with higher internal medical locus of control, and the association is weaker for employed women. For women with infertility who do not perceive a problem, motherhood is associated with higher life satisfaction compared to women with no history of infertility.

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“…The infertile couples represent lower levels of satisfaction in sexual function (12). The stress of infertility also decrease the sexual self-confidence and has negative effect on sexual function and frequency times of sexual intercourse (13). Infertility causes many psychological consequences to individuals which could be one of the individual's most virulent experiences in life and it becomes a cause of a psychological crisis to individuals.…”

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The Comparison of Dyadic Adjustment Rate and Sexual Function of Infertile and Fertile Females Referring to Be’sat Hospital of Sanandaj City

Hesabi¹,

Goudarzi²,

Shaoei³

2016

TOJDAC

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Introduction and purpose: pregnancy and childbirth are mentally and physiologically required by females, and gestation is the symbol of their self actualization and identity. The stress of infertility causes impairment of dyadic satisfaction, diminution of confidence and depletion of couple's sexual communication times. In this study the purpose was to compare the dyadic adjustment rate and sexual function of infertile and fertile female referring to Be'sat Hospital of Sanandaj city. Articles and Methods : This research method was the kind of scientific-comparative study, and selecting method of samples was voluntary, therefore 240 female 120 of whom were fertile female referring to Be'sat Hospital Clinic of Sanandaj and 120 infertile ones referring to Be'sat Hospital infertility center of Sanandaj were selected. The Data collection tools include Spanier's Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) questionnaire and Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), and the U Mann Whitney Test is used to analyze the data. Findings: The result of the study didn't demonstrate significant differences between the dyadic adjustment rate and the sexual function of fertile and infertile female. In the sub scales of dyadic adjustment the significant difference (p≤0/01) was only seen in the sub scales of double consistency, agreement and love expression. In the female's sub scales of sexual function, only the vaginal moisture with (P=0/024) was significant and there were no significant differences in other sub scales. Conclusion: according to the result of this study, the infertility is not supposed to have considerable effect on the dyadic adjustment rate and the infertile female's sexual function, and even in some sub scales the infertile female's dyadic adjustment and sexual function is better than fertile ones.

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The Long-Term Psychosocial Effects of Infertility

Cited by 29 publications

References 16 publications

The Lived Experience of Contentment: A Study Using the Parse Research Method

The Lived Experience of Contentment: A Study Using the Parse Research Method

Infertility and Life Satisfaction Among Women

The Comparison of Dyadic Adjustment Rate and Sexual Function of Infertile and Fertile Females Referring to Be’sat Hospital of Sanandaj City

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