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

Lau, Joseph T. F.; Wang, Qingsheng; Chen, Yimin; Kim, Jean H.; Yang, Xilin; Tsui, Hi Yi

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“…Lau et al [29] detected that more than half of the couples felt pressure in their sexual lives. Similarly, Newton et al [30] and Gürbüz [27] found that treatment process had negative effects on the sexual life of both genders [27,30].…”

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Marital Relationship and Quality of Life Among Couples with Infertility

Onat

Beji

2011

Sex Disabil

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The study was conducted due to the fact that there is not enough data on the topic in Turkey, where having a child brings status to women, and the related literature includes no qualitative studies about the effects of infertility on marital relationship (MR) and Quality of Life (QoL). Qualitative research in which 16 people who received successful infertility treatment received in-depth interviews, and data collected retrospectively. Infertility has negative effects on MR and QoL. In the marital relation category, four themes emerged from the answers given: (1) Separation-divorce; (2) Treatment phase and husband's reaction, support after unsuccessful treatment; (3) MR after the delivery; (4) significance of child in marriage. It was identified that infertility, regardless of which gender experiences it, brought along many problems such as unhappiness, stress, sorrow, insomnia, increase/decrease in appetite, increase in the smoking habit, social stigmatization, being exposed to curious questions about having a child, avoiding being in places with children, losing privacy of sexual life, having sexual intercourse in a planned way solely for the purpose of reproduction not of pleasure, deterioration in family relations, interruption in work life, and high cost of treatment expenses. Infertility and its treatment have effects on MR and QoL. These effects varied depending on the stage of infertility process, gender, and the quality of the relationship.

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Marital Relationship and Quality of Life Among Couples with Infertility

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Beji

2011

Sex Disabil

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“…9 Infertility related perception, pressuring oneself or spouse due to infertility and strong desire for children could be the strong predictors for poorer quality of marital relationship. 10 Researchers also found a significant correlation between infertility and divorce rate.…”

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Quality of marital relationship, partner violence, psychological distress, and resilience in women with primary infertility

Satheesan¹,

Satyaranayana

2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Primary infertility is an emerging public health problem associated with immense social stigma and adverse mental health consequence. The impact associated with infertility different from culture to culture. There is a paucity of qualitative research in Indian culture. Hence we aimed to explore the quality of marital relationship, psychological distress and resilience in a sample of women with primary infertility.Methods: A cross sectional single group mixed design was used. Sample comprised of 30 adult women, in their late twenties, diagnosed with primary infertility- female factor, by practicing gynaecologist; recruited from a renowned infertility hospital in Bangalore. The participants were assessed on marital quality scale, domestic violence questionnaire, depression anxiety stress scale-21, and Connor Davidson resilience scale after obtaining written informed consent. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive and inferential statistics.Results: Findings indicate high rates of intimate partner violence (47%) in the sample. Poorer quality of marital relationship was associated with higher levels of psychological distress and lower resilience. Women who experienced violence were more likely to report poor quality of marital relationship, higher levels of distress, and lower resilience than women who did not. Experience of at least one form of intimate partner violence emerged as a significant predictor of psychological distress.Conclusions:The need for prevention and intervention service for infertility is at its peak. The findings of the present research have implications in mental health assessment and intervention in this vulnerable group of women.

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“…However, infertile couples in China were more persistent, and not many couples were willing to drop out of treatment until the desired pregnancy was achieved. The repeated IVF treatments would result in a long-lasting negative impact on the couple's emotions, and would also hinder them from moving on to a childfree life or from adopting a child [5,26,41].…”

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Gender differences in emotional reactions to in vitro fertilization treatment: a systematic review

Ying

Loke

2015

J Assist Reprod Genet

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Purpose The purposes of this paper are to provide a comprehensive picture of men and women's emotional reactions to infertility treatment, specifically In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) pursued by heterosexual couples, and to identify any differences between the genders. Methods Nonexperimental studies exploring the psychological effects of IVF treatment on infertile couples were included. Six electronic databases were used to conduct a systematic search from the years 2000 to 2014. The references of the articles selected for review and other related systematic reviews were also screened to retrieve additional relevant articles. The quality of the included studies was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist. Descriptive analysis was adopted to synthesize the results.Results A total of 22 quantitative and 4 qualitative studies were identified and included in this review. Although both men and women experienced psychological distress during the treatment, gender differences existed. Women had elevated anxiety and depression levels prior to the treatment, which became even higher on the day of the oocyte retrieval, pre-and post embryo transfer, and during the waiting period before the pregnancy test. Men of the infertile couples reported elevated depression scores before treatment, which usually increased during the time spent waiting for the outcome of the IVF treatment. Both men and women had lower scores on positive affect before the pregnancy test. A failed IVF cycle had long-term negative psychological consequences for both spouses. Conclusions The results of this review pointed to the need for a couple-based support program, aimed at improving the psychological well-being of couples.

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

Cited by 56 publications

References 30 publications

Marital Relationship and Quality of Life Among Couples with Infertility

Marital Relationship and Quality of Life Among Couples with Infertility

Quality of marital relationship, partner violence, psychological distress, and resilience in women with primary infertility

Gender differences in emotional reactions to in vitro fertilization treatment: a systematic review

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