What does having a fertility problem mean to couples?

Sexpert : Seksuele gezondheid in Vlaanderen

“…Mannen blijken te verschillen van vrouwen in hoe ze dit stresserende gegeven een plaats kunnen geven (Glover, McLellan & Weaver, 2009;Hart, 2002). Verschillende factoren, zoals de aanwezigheid van steun, het mentaal en fysiek sterk staan vóór het optreden van de vruchtbaarheidsproblemen, financiële mogelijkheden, het verlopen van de tijd, … spelen een rol bij de mate waarin een miskraam of een vruchtbaarheidsprobleem negatieve langetermijneffecten ressorteert (Martins, Peterson, Almeida & Costa, 2011;Rowlands & Lee, 2010).…”

Managing multiple goals during fertility treatment: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

“…Her separation of 'process' and 'attitude' placed her emotional situation alongside, rather than as a response to, medical treatment. Her focus on controlling her emotions differs from the focus of control over the process or outcome of treatment in most infertility literature (Glover et al, 2009;.…”

“…Participants were interviewed individually. Previous research suggests that individual interviews allow participants, particularly men, to express negative perspectives or distress that they may wish to conceal from their partner (Glover et al, 2009;Throsby and Gill, 2004). The interview schedule drew on the selfregulatory, stress, coping and infertility literature.…”

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Infertility: Cultural and Religious Influences in a Multicultural Canadian Setting

“…We chose a dyadic approach, which entailed interviewing both partners together instead of individually, because infertility affects both partners in a couple. [25][26][27][28] However, results are reported for individual partners because CAM use differed considerably between men and women. The research ethics review board of McGill University approved the study.…”