Fertility Related Quality of Life in Primary Infertile Couples: A Comparative Study from Eastern India (original) (raw)
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2013
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Association of Infertility with Quality of Life among Infertile Married Couples
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Objective: The study intended to see the impact of infertility on experience of emotional trauma, belief pattern and formation of psychopathology and also to explore the psychopathology with respect to degree of infertility related stress impact among male, female and unexplained factor infertility in couples suffering from primary infertility. Design: This was a clinic-based, cross-sectional comparative study based on a consecutive sampling method. Subjects: Sixty couples were studied of whom 10 couples had male-related infertility (MF), 10 had female-related infertility (FF) and 10 unexplained infertility (UF). Another 30 fertile couples were also included as comparative group (CG) after matching on certain sociodemographic variables with the clinical groups. Measures: Impact of Event Scale, Symptom Checklist-90 Revised and Irrational Belief Scale were used. Results: The impact of emotional trauma and irrational belief was greatest in the male-related infertility couples, and somatisation in the unexplained group, whereas depression and interpersonal sensitivity were higher in the female-related infertility couples. An impact of moderate to severe infertility-related stress on depression and irrational beliefs was also observed. Gender difference was evident with respect to psychopathology and types of infertility. Conclusion: The impact of infertility is evident with respect to psychopathology with differential impact of various types of infertility groups among Indian couples. Keywords: Primary infertility, emotional impact, psychopathology, irrational belief
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causing anxiety, depression, social isolation and sexual dysfunction. [2] The triad of the condition, its investigation and treatment, the stigma associated with male and female infertility in traditional societal interactions cause a high level of psychosocial distress with a direct impact on the couple's marital and sexual relations. While several studies have proven this association between the impact of infertility and marriage and sex in couples, [2][3][4] the unique societal circumstances and cultural settings in India require further investigation into this effect and quantification of the measure of impact.
Predictors of Quality of Life in Infertile Couples
Journal of Menopausal Medicine, 2019
Objectives: This study was conducted with the aim of examines the quality of life of infertile couples and their relationship with the practical resilience of infertile couples referring to Yazd's centers of infertility. Methods: This research is a descriptive-correlational study. The research population consisted of all infertile couples who referred to Infertility Centers in Yazd, Iran in the winter of 2016. Sampling was conducted in a non-random and accessible manner. The instrument used in the research included a) demographic information questionnaire, b) Conner and Davidson's Resilience Scale, and c) quality of life infertile couples questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 17 at a significant level of P ˂ 0.05. To describe the data, descriptive statistics methods were used and the inferential statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient, regression, independent t test, and variance analysis) were used to test the research hypotheses. Results: People (202 couples) participated in this research. Three variables of resilience (β = 0.04, P = 0.04), gender (β = −0.22, P < 0.001), and education level (β = 0.21, P < 0.001) had a prediction coefficient and there was a significant relationship with quality of life. Conclusions: This study showed that resilience, gender, and education predict the quality of life of infertile couples. In the infertile couples counseling program, resilience should be considered as a coping factor.