Title of Document: SELF-COMPASSION, HOPE, AND WELL-BEING OF WOMEN EXPERIENCING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY INFERTILITY: AN APPLICATION OF THE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL Trisha Raque-Bogdan, Master of Arts, 2010 Directed By: Mary Ann Hoffman, Ph.D. Professor Department of Counseling and Personnel Services Infertility is a medical issue faced by 1 in 10 couples in the United States, and holds the potential ...

Infertility is the inability of a couple to conceive after one year regular and unprotected intercourse. It common problem with global prevalence rate approximately 9%; in developing countries, this may affect up 25% couples [1, 2]. In 2010, an estimated 48.5 million worldwide were unable have child five years trying [2]. According prior psychosocial studies, it known that both infertility its ...

BACKGROUND Genital tract infections and obesity are both sources of oxidative stress. Alterations in immune and antioxidant parameters may arise from this or from an indeterminate autoimmune mechanism. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the association of Chlamydial infection, obesity and oxidative response with tubal infertility in Nigerian women. METHODS It was a case-control study...

Background ART is costly for governments and couples seeking treatment. In addition to any other costs that may arise during treatment, such as medication, consultations and extra procedures, women undergoing IVF experience physical and emotional stress. Furthermore, it is not always possible to get a favorable outcome. Despite all the remarkable scientific advances in modern medicine, traditio...

BACKGROUND Infertility has a negative impact on quality of life (QoL) and well-being of affected individuals and couples. A variety of patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures to assess infertility-related QoL are available; however, there is a concern regarding potential issues with their development methodology, validation and use. This review aimed to i) identify PRO measures used in infertil...

Infertility is a life crisis and the most important problem for infertile couples. The inability to bear children is a stressful situation. The most infertile couple experience emotional suffering from infertility. The relation of stress to infertility is long-standing and ambiguous. The reaction of infertile couple in the stressful situations is influenced by the coping strategies for infertil...

success rates of reproductive medical interventions. Useful may be free information sessions for patients, for example. It has been suggested that family planning and reproductive medicine aspects should be an integral part of sex education at school – just like education about contraception and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. 5 However, it is not only infertile people who may lack...

BACKGROUND In previous studies, people's knowledge of reproductive health and infertile women's psychological states was surveyed in several countries. However, there has been limited information concerning the psychological states of infertile women seeking treatment and the outcomes of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in China. METHODS Infertile women were asked to complete short questionnaires...