Traditional practices used by the infertile women to become pregnant and their effects on the quality of life

Abstract

The present research was planned to determine the traditional practices used by infertile women to become pregnant and their effects on the quality of life. A hospital-based, descriptive and cross-sectional study. Participant Information Forms and SF-36 quality of life scales were applied to 269 women diagnosed as infertile. Some of the infertile women (32.7%) were determined to use a traditional method. The traditional methods used by women included herbal remedies (those edible and drinkable) (87.5%), sitting on the herbal mixtures (8%) and using both practices (4.5%). The SF-36 Mental Health component was determined to be better in infertile women not using traditional practices than those using traditional practices (P < 0.05). Considering the results of the study, health professionals can question women about the traditional practices and guide them about their damages.

Determining the use of Traditional and Complementary Therapies Among Infertile Women

“…The prevalence of TCT use varies by country. It was reported that TCT use prevalence was 49.6% in Iran, 44.7% in Jordan, 41.0% in Lebanon, 39.8% in Israel, 36.5% in Sierra-Leone, 30.6% in Denmark, and 29.5% in the USA (Ayaz and Yaman Efe, 2008;Boivin and Schmidt, 2009;Edirne, Arica, Gucuk, Yildizhan, Kolusari, Adali ve Can 2010;Günay, Cetinkaya, Nacar and Aydin, 2005;Kırca and Sis Çelik, 2016;Timur Taşhan and Aksoy Derya, 2013). In Turkey, the prevalence ranged from 9.3%-82.0% in the east, 27.3%-61.5% in the Central Anatolia and 51.0%-65.0% in the west (Dehghan, Mokhtarabadi and Heidari, 2018;Engin and Pasinlioğlu, 2002;Ghazeeri, Awwad, Alameddine, Younes and Naja 2012;James, Taidy-Leigh, Bah, Kanu, Kangbai and Sevalie, 2018;Özkan, Karaca and Sarak, 2018;Porat-Katz, Eldar-Geva, Kahane, Laufer, Younis, Radin and Paltiel, 2015;Smith, et al, 2010).…”