Demographics and the correlation between irrational parenthood cognitions and marital relationship quality in infertile women in Zanjan province in 2016

Abstract

Providing counseling services to women with primary infertility, especially high-risk women may help to reduce IPC and to improve marital quality.

The effect of yoga on stress level in infertile women

“…Results from the literature review demonstrated that infertility and its treatment adversely affect women from a psychosocial aspect . The potential crisis environment created by the inability to have children can cause emotional distress and stress, depression and anxiety in women, loss of control and stigmatization, incompatibility in marriage, failure of sex life, and feelings of disability and, thus, lower the quality of life . It has also been reported that these adverse effects of infertility are worsened by the treatment process …”

“…The infertility problem is usually a very important stressor in one or both of the partners . Studies have shown that infertile women experience high levels of emotional stress . This stress they experience can adversely impact the effectiveness of their treatment .…”

“…1,[3][4][5] The potential crisis environment 6 created by the inability to have children can cause emotional distress and stress, 4,7 depression and anxiety in women, 6,8,9 loss of control and stigmatization, 7 incompatibility in marriage, 10 failure of sex life, and feelings of disability 6,11 and, thus, lower the quality of life. [12][13][14] It has also been reported that these adverse effects of infertility are worsened by the treatment process. 14 Assisted reproductive techniques and infertility therapies are multidimensional stressors.…”

“…[12][13][14] It has also been reported that these adverse effects of infertility are worsened by the treatment process. 14 Assisted reproductive techniques and infertility therapies are multidimensional stressors. 4 The infertility problem is usually a very important stressor in one or both of the partners.…”

“…15 Studies have shown that infertile women experience high levels of emotional stress. 14,15 This stress they experience can adversely impact the effectiveness of their treatment. 16,17 It can also lead to the cessation of treatment.…”