What do women want? Women's experiences of infertility treatment

Malin, Maili; Hemminki, Elina; Räikkönen, Outi; Sihvo, Sinikka; Perälä, M-L

doi:10.1016/s0277-9536(00)00317-8

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“…Most studies of infertility treatment are based on samples of treatment seekers and thus focus on consequences of treatment rather than predictors of helpseeking (c.f., Malin, Hemminki, Raikkonen, Sihvo, & Perala, 2001). An exception is research by van Balen et al (1997), who examined the motivations of infertile Dutch women who considered various options for dealing with infertility, including medical treatment, adoption, foster care, alternative medicine, and changed life goals.…”

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Infertility: Testing a helpseeking model

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Infertility: Testing a helpseeking model

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“…Only a few quantitative studies have focused on the treatment process. For example, Schmidt (1998) and Malin et al (2001) studied the infertile patient's satisfaction with infertility treatment, while Beutel et al (1999) explored treatment-related stress among patients being treated by means of advanced reproductive technologies (ARTs), and Glover et al (1996) reported on differences between patients' and physicians' perspectives on treatment for impaired fecundity. None of these studies distinguished between treatment-seekers and non-treatment-seekers.…”

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Help‐seeking patterns among subfecund women

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2004

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

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A random sample of women in the midwestern United States was studied in order to provide a fuller picture of the ways in which US women responded to subfecundity. Using a biomedical definition of infertility, we examined women who did not conceive within 12 months of unprotected intercourse whether they were trying to get pregnant or not. Of the 196 ever-subfecund women in our sample, 123 experienced subfecundity while trying to get pregnant; we called these "subfecund with intent." Another 73 women experienced subfecundity while not actively trying to get pregnant; we called these "subfecund without intent." Of the 196 subfecund women, 39% reported having sought treatment. Treatment-seekers had clearer intentions to get pregnant, were more likely to seek infertility information on their own, and were more likely to self-define as having fertility problems. Those with more income, more education and lower internal locus of control were more likely to seek medical help. Among the subfecund with intent who pursued medical help, about a fourth had received treatment. The few women who had sought spiritual counseling or non-conventional help often combined these actions with medical help-seeking. This study supported the conclusion that common-sense understandings among subfecund women play an important role in help-seeking behavior. From a practical point of view, there is a large unmet need for infertility services and infertility counseling in the United States.

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“…This finding aligns with Malin's et al (2001) study showed women who were successful after ART exhibit a higher degree of satisfaction than women who do not.…”

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“…Literature supports the findings that a caring and supportive clinic makes the experience of ART less severe than it otherwise would be (Hammarberg et al, 2001;Malin, Hemminki, Raikkonen, Sihvo, & Perala, 2001;Parry, 2004;Peddie et al, 2005;Redshaw et al, 2007).…”

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“…Psychological support and a sympathetic approach from the infertility clinic can make ART treatment easier for women (Malin et al, 2001). Women who are well-supported psychologically in the early stages of treatment and who are informed of the stress they may experience if their treatment is unsuccessful may be able to control these negative emotions (Hammarberg et al, 2001).…”

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Expectations and experiences of midlife intending mothers engaging with Assisted Reproductive Technology

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The age for optimal women's childbearing, with the best chance of delivering a healthy baby, is generally considered to be when aged in their 20s years. Some researchers propose that fertility declines occurs from 32 years of age. After this age women have a decreasing chance of conception attributed primarily to age-related chromosomal changes in their oocytes. Midlife intending mothers (women aged 35 and older) This research investigates perceptions of women's fertility decline and ART success from a group of women who had used ART, and from men and women in the community who may not have used ART. Women who had used ART and a community cohort were surveyed. Responses from these two groups were analysed separately and compared.Women who had used ART were asked about their experiences at their clinic, and if treatment had social or psychological repercussions. Participants asked about their perceptions of media portrayal of ART success for women aged 35 and older. The concept that ART has become commodified, where commodification is the transformation of services or entities into a commodity, is explored. Those who had used ART suggested recommendations for younger women about childbearing.A mixed-methods approach was utilised. Data were gathered from three cohorts of participants. Quantitative and qualitative data were gathered from an in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) support group (N = 68) and qualitative data from an interview group of IVF users (N=6) who had engaged with ART treatment either currently or recently. Some had conceived and some were still having treatment. The community group (N= 1243) comprised men and women over 18 years of age who participated in a Queensland-wide telephone survey. Quantitative data gathered from the support group and the community were analysed using SPSS. Qualitative data were explored via thematic analysis.Thematic findings from the interview group supported findings of the support group. Most women knew the benefits and risks of delaying childbearing and made an informed choice ii to use ART. Most were aware that fertility declined from the age of 35, yet this age group is the major consumer of ART. Most women younger than 40 years believed they would get pregnant and have a healthy baby. Only half of the women aged 40 years and older had that confidence. However, this insight may have been gained after using ART. Women found their experience physiologically and psychologically challenging and those who didn't conceive, found making the decision to stop treatment confronting. Some were confused on the published success rates, and expectations elevated from overall rather than age specific pregnancy not birth rates.Support group and interview participants felt delayed childbearing was mainly due to lack of a relationship partner whereas community members believed career or work aspirations. Both he support group and community group agreed that women's fertility declined from the age of 35 years but significantly more community members, and significantly more men th...

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What do women want? Women's experiences of infertility treatment

Cited by 111 publications

References 36 publications

Infertility: Testing a helpseeking model

Infertility: Testing a helpseeking model

Help‐seeking patterns among subfecund women

Expectations and experiences of midlife intending mothers engaging with Assisted Reproductive Technology

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