Development and psychometric properties of Female Infertility Stigma Instrument (ISI-F): A sequential mixed method study

Taebi, Mahboubeh; Kariman, Nourossadat; Montazeri, Ali; Majd, Hamid Alavi; Jahangirifar, Maryam

doi:10.1186/s12905-022-02139-5

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“…Stigma is associated with shame and secrecy (30). Pregnancy that occurs before legal marriage is an act that deviates from social norms (31). News of individuals who experience this stigma will spread within the community (32).…”

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Exploring Perceptions Of Women And Couples Of Childbearing Age To Improve Preconception Care Visits At Public Health Centre

Luh,

Arya,

Herry

et al. 2023

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Visiting preconception care (PCC) can prevent poor pregnancy outcomes. However, only a tiny percentage of couples of childbearing age use this service at the Public Health Centre (PHC). This study aims to explore the perceptions of women and couples of childbearing ages in the use of preconception care in PHC. This research is an exploratory qualitative study. The subjects of the study were women and couples of childbearing age. Purposively selected informants consist of the Dean of PHC, General Physicians, Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialists, women, and couples of childbearing age who have and never used PCC. The criteria for informants who participate include being willing to be informants and coordinators. Data were collected by an in-depth interview method at an agreed location. Data were analyzed thematically. Only a few informants claimed to have used PCC. The perceptions of women and fertile couples about PCC are grouped into three themes, namely, the themes of culture, knowledge, and means of service. They visit the PCC only to qualify for administration and want to become pregnant or want a child of a specific gender. Conversely, those who had never been to a service were associated with low awareness and perception of shame. Low awareness and perceptions of shame from women and couples of childbearing age contribute to low preconception healthcare visits. This study suggests increasing health care coverage through socialization about the benefits of visiting PCCs to prevent poor pregnancy outcomes.

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Exploring Perceptions Of Women And Couples Of Childbearing Age To Improve Preconception Care Visits At Public Health Centre

Luh,

Arya,

Herry

et al. 2023

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“…Infertility is a clinical and public concern as it affects both social life and the health system 1 . According to the World Health Organization 2020, infertility is "a condition of the reproductive system characterized as a couple's failure to conceive after twelve months of unprotected sexual intercourse in the fertile phase of the menstrual cycle among women younger than 35 and the failure to conceive after six months of regular unprotected sexual intercourse in women aged 35 or older" 2 .…”

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Association between Anti-Sperm Antibody and Intra-cytoplasmic Sperm Injection Outcomes Among Male Infertility Patients

Alkhafaji,

Hassan,

Al-Esawi

2023

Biosci., Biotech. Res. Asia

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Background: Infertility, a clinical and public concern, affects both social life and the health system. Sperm abnormalities which include (Oligozoospermia), (teratozoospermia) or abnormalities related to sperm motility are essential factors in male infertility. Anti-sperm antibodies (ASA) are the leading cause of immune infertility in men (autoimmune disease). Intra-cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) is specially designed to manage severe cases of male-factor infertility. this study aimed to determine the effect of ASA on ICSI outcomes among Normospermia and (Oligozoospermia, Asthenozoospermia and Teratozoospermia). Material and methods: This is a cross-sectional study performed at Fertility Center, Najaf-Iraq between Jan to June 2023, it included 50 couples who suffered from a minimum of 12 months of primary fertility who had attended the Fertility Center. They were divided into four groups (Normospermia, Oligospermia, Teratozoospermia, and Asthenospermia) according to their seminal fluid analysis (SFA). Sperms were collected by ICSA, immobilized, and processed. The oocytes were collected, injected, and prepared for fertilization , after that fertilization took place. Finally, pregnancy was examined in each female partner. Results: there was no significant difference in the age of the four groups, there was no relationship between ASA and Sperm concentration, and there was no relationship between ASA and Normal Sperm Morphology, fertilization , & pregnancy rates, in addition to other ICSI outcomes, were similar among the four groups.in conclusion, pregnancy rates were higher in the normospermia group than the other three groups and ICSI overcomed the presence of ASA in the semen plasma.

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Development and psychometric properties of Female Infertility Stigma Instrument (ISI-F): A sequential mixed method study

Cited by 2 publications

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Exploring Perceptions Of Women And Couples Of Childbearing Age To Improve Preconception Care Visits At Public Health Centre

Exploring Perceptions Of Women And Couples Of Childbearing Age To Improve Preconception Care Visits At Public Health Centre

Association between Anti-Sperm Antibody and Intra-cytoplasmic Sperm Injection Outcomes Among Male Infertility Patients

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