Effects of Repeated Treatment Failure on the Quality of Life of Couples with Infertility

Quality of life of infertile Tunisian couples and differences according to gender

“…Chachamovich et al [7] also found a greater impairment of psychological health among the female partners in infertile couples, but impairment of social relationships was greater among male partners. El‐Messidi et al [25] observed no significant differences in the quality‐of‐life scores of male and female partners.…”

Calibrated prevalence of infertility in 30- to 49-year-old women according to different approaches: a cross-sectional population-based study

“…An increasing proportion of couples of childbearing age are unable to achieve a pregnancy despite regular unprotected sexual activity (Boivin, 2003). This situation produces anxiety and can have a negative effect on the relationship between partners (El Messidi et al, 2004;Peterson, 2006). Establishing the true magnitude of infertility as a public health problem is challenging, given that it is not categorized as a disability or chronic condition and may largely go unreported (Menken and Larsen, 1994).…”

Infertility-Related Perceptions and Responses and Their Associations With Quality of Life Among Rural Chinese Infertile Couples

“…Terms & Quality of Life and Infertility 249 among married Chinese women (Che & Cleland, 2002). Infertility is associated with many mental health problems, including lower quality of life (QOL) (El Messidi, Al Fozan, Lin, Farag, & Tulandi, 2004;Monga, Alexandrescu, Katz, Stein, & Ganiats, 2004), psychiatric problems (Link & Darling, 1986;Lukse & Vacc, 1999;Valentine, 1986), marital conflicts (Andrews, Abbey, & Halman, 1991;Monga et al, 2004), and sexual dissatisfaction (Andrews et al, 1991;Lee & Sun, 2000;Tsujimura et al, 2004) among affected couples. One study noted that approximately one-quarter of the infertile couples was emotionally distressed (Berg & Wilson, 1995).…”