Women's Lived Experience of Infertility After Unsuccessful Medical Intervention

McCarthy, M. Patrice

doi:10.1016/j.jmwh.2007.11.004

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“…For example, some involuntarily and circumstantially childless women, for whom being childless was non-volitional, received sympathy and support. However, others felt stereotyped as unhappy and desperate, consistent with previous research with involuntarily childless women (McCarthy, 2008). In contrast, women whom others perceived as culpable for choices that 'contributed' to being childless, felt stereotyped as selfish, materialistic and child-hating.…”

Section: Differences In Social Exclusion Of Types Of Childless Womensupporting

confidence: 81%

Social Exclusion of Australian Childless Women in Their Reproductive Years

Turnbull

Graham

Taket

2016

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Research suggests Australian childless women are at risk of pronatalism-driven social exclusion. This exploratory, mixed methods, cross-sectional study described and explored the social exclusion of Australian childless women aged 25 to 44 years, and asked: what are the nature and extent of social exclusion of childless women; and do the nature and extent of exclusion vary for different types of childless women? A total of 776 childless female Australian residents aged 25 to 44 years completed a self-administered questionnaire. Quantitative data were collected on childlessness types, indicators of exclusion and perceived stigmatisation and exclusion due to being childless. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, One Way ANOVAs and Kruskal Wallis Analysis of Ranks. Qualitative data on childless women's experiences were inductively thematically analysed. Findings suggest societal-level pronatalism drives exclusion of Australian childless women. While exclusion occurs in all domains of life, childless women experience more exclusion, and perceive more exclusion due to being childless, in the social and civic domains than the service and economic domains. Circumstantially and involuntarily childless women, followed by voluntarily childless women, perceive more exclusion due to being childless than undecided and future childed women. Experiences are influenced by the nature of women's 'deviance' from pronatalism.

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Section: Differences In Social Exclusion Of Types Of Childless Womensupporting

confidence: 81%

Social Exclusion of Australian Childless Women in Their Reproductive Years

Turnbull

Graham

Taket

2016

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“…One of the coping strategies that women use in their experience of infertility is making a conscious effort to create a new life that created a space to move forward by shifting from grief to focusing their energy toward the future [31]. However, coping strategies which are beneficial to one individual may be problematic for his or her partner.…”

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Missing Motherhood: Jordanian Women's Experiences with Infertility

Obeidat

Hamlan

Callister

2014

Advances in Psychiatry

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Aim, Background, and Introduction. Bearing and rearing children are an important part of life in nearly all cultures and are a central role for Jordanian Muslim women. Infertility can create anxiety, stress, and depression for couples who are infertile. Women frequently bear the emotional stigma of a couple's infertility. There is a paucity of literature focusing on Jordanian Muslim women experiencing infertility and failed assistive reproductive technology. Therefore, this study explored these women's lived experience. Methods. Qualitative data were collected through interviews with 30 Jordanian Muslim women who experienced failed assistive reproductive technology for infertility. Perceptions of experiences with failed treatment of infertility were documented and analyzed. Results. Major themes were identified: missing out on motherhood and living with infertility, experiencing marital stressors, feeling social pressure, experiencing depression and disappointment, having treatment associated difficulties, appreciating support from family and friends, using coping strategies, and fear of an unknown future. Discussion, Conclusion, and Implications for Clinical Practice. Being infertile significantly influences the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual health of Jordanian Muslim women as well as their quality of life. Perceived social support and personal coping strategies were used by study participants to mediate failed attempts to conceive. Designing and implementing culturally appropriate interventions for Muslim women globally who are experiencing infertility are essential.

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“…It can influence interpersonal, marital and social relationships and cause significant emotional and psychological damage (5). It results in the occurrence of a wide range of emotional and physiological disorders, which may be destructive and have a damaging and lasting impact on their lives (6).…”

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Investigating Infertility-Related Stress and Adoption in Iranian Infertile Females with Assisted Reproductive Technology Failure

Hajiyan

Afshari

Abedi

et al. 2016

Jundishapur J Chronic Dis Care

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Background: Using Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) is a stressful experience marked by lengthy and invasive medical procedures, high financial cost and relatively low success rate. Adoption is considered as one of the infertility treatment methods that can have great impact on healing emotional problems of infertile couples and can improve their relationship. Objectives: The current study aimed to investigate infertility-related stress and adoption in Iranian Infertile females with a history of ART failure, during year 2015.Methods: This was a cross sectional study in which 30 Iranian infertile females, 30 to 45 years old, with primary infertility of five years or more, and history of ART failure, were investigated. Data collection instruments included the questionnaire of infertility and demographic factors, fertility problem inventory (FPI) and adoption questionnaire. The data were analyzed by SPSS V22, using descriptive statistics and Pearson test to assess possible correlations.

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Women's Lived Experience of Infertility After Unsuccessful Medical Intervention

Cited by 44 publications

References 17 publications

Social Exclusion of Australian Childless Women in Their Reproductive Years

Social Exclusion of Australian Childless Women in Their Reproductive Years

Missing Motherhood: Jordanian Women's Experiences with Infertility

Investigating Infertility-Related Stress and Adoption in Iranian Infertile Females with Assisted Reproductive Technology Failure

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