Female infertility, Alexithymia and Stress

Introduction In this research the Paris School (I.P.S.O.), by P. Marty, is chosen as theoretical and clinical basis of Psychosomatics. We work with degree mentalization (good, bad uncertain) -obtained through Marty’s Psychosomatic Classification-, a previous diagnosis prognosis 120 infertile women undergoing treatment at Assisted Reproduction Unit (ARU) Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre in Madrid. Objectives a) To analyse statistical coincidence between female infertility, stress alexithymia syndrome. b) verify differences psychosomatic disorders other somatoform symptoms syndromes (conversive hypochondriac). c) test following hypothesis: subjects whose deficient, present high stress. Methods Techniques were examined means psychodiagnostic tests. Diagnostic tools : Mary’s Classification (P.C.) (semi-structured interview), diagnosing mentalization; T.A.S. (Toronto Alexithymia Scale); Battery measurement questionnaires (H.A.D., PANAS. IRE, MCMQ). The correlation results C.P. different Stress independent variable (success or failure pregnancy selected subjects) has been studied, applying Spearman’s Correlation Coefficient. Results With respect to what was obtained Classification: - questionnaire yields coefficient [-0.48]. Therefore, there negative presence alexithymia; words, increases, decreases vice versa; There positive [0.39] Mentalization (Psychosomatic Classification) stress; therefore, existence does not prevent better mentalization. Conclusions concludes: that people risk for have scores on “alexithymia”; patients do necessarily suffer from “stress” situations; are many indicators behavior psychological functioning differentiate conversive hypochondriac both their etiology development; d) infertility e) no Disclosure Interest None Declared