Differences in Quality of Life Between Infertile Women and Men in Turkey

Health related quality of life among different PCOS phenotypes of infertile women

“…A review of 14 studies that investigated the effect of infertility on QoL and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among infertile women and men revealed that infertile women had more impaired QOL and HRQOL and lower scores in several QOL and HRQOL domains; mainly mental health, social functioning and emotional behaviour in comparison to men (21). A Turkish study on infertile couples revealed that, while physical and psychological health and social relations domain score was similar in infertile men and women; the quality of life in the environmental domain was greater in infertile women when compared to that of infertile men (22). Variables affecting quality of life of infertile individuals were found to affect women and men in similar ways.…”

Gender differences in experiences with and adjustments to infertility: A literature review

“…In one study in Pakistan, women even reported having been subjected to physical abuse from their husbands and inlaws -an extra stressor resulting from infertility (Mumtaz et al, 2013). However, the two studies, which examined the physical health of infertile couples using the Physical Health Subscale of the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief Scale, did not find gender differences (Bolsoy et al, 2010;Onat and Beji, 2012). The spouses of infertile couples were found to consistently believe that their partners were in worse physical health than they in fact were, and this trend was similar for both genders (Chachamovich et al, 2010).…”

Influence of Offspring on Quality of Life among Cancer Patients and Survivors: Results from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA), 2008-2011

“…Fifth, although severity of disease and survival rate at 5 years affect QOL in cancer patients and survivors, we did not adjust for these factors because of insufficient data. Finally, although some recent investigations have focused on QOL in infertile patients (Bolsoy et al, 2010;Aarts et al, 2011), we could not determine fertility status in this study.…”