Introduction: Infertility is defined as the inability to achieve a pregnancy after at least 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. Our main objective was describe clinical, psychological and socio-economic profile women consulting for infertility in Yaounde Gyneco-Obstetric Pediatric Hospital. Methodology: This descriptive cross-sectional study with prospective data collec...

BACKGROUND This study evaluated couples' perceptions of preparatory psychosocial counselling prior to participation in medically assisted reproduction (MAR). METHODS Eighty-three couples about to undergo IUI treatment were asked about their expectations regarding a subsequent single psychosocial counselling session and assessed in terms of their levels of infertility-specific stress, anxiety ...

BACKGROUND Infertility is a major public health problem with physical, psychological and social dimensions. High prevalence of psychological problems has been reported in infertile women. The objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of well- being therapy (WBT) for depression in infertile women who were referred to an infertility center in Mashhad, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS ...

The stress of the non-fulfillment a wish for child has been associated with emotional consequence such as anger, depression, anxiety, marital problems, sexual dysfunction, and social isolation. lifetime risk depression in males is 8-12% females it 20-26%. Methodology: A cross sectional survey approach was adopted study. study conducted among 300 couples (150 male 150 female) diagnosed infertili...

background: research supports that in vitro fertilization causes anxiety and that anxiety can continue into the resulting pregnancy. most women who have ivf will have a less invasive treatment for infertility prior to ivf; however, it is unclear if specific less invasive treatment cycles impact anxiety that is experienced in the pregnancy resulting from ivf. methods: a prospective study was con...

Background: To determine the impact of infertility on all aspects of female sexual function. Materials and Methods: A literature search was conducted on PubMed. Several methods have been used for evaluation of female sexual functions one of them is the questionnaire included of the female sexual function index (FSFI). FSFI is currently the most frequently used female sexual dysfunction question...

Within the past two decades, medical anthropology has contributed significantly to the exploration of human reproduction. From menarche to menopause, few aspects of the normal, human reproductive life cycle, particularly as it pertains to women, have been left unexamined by medical anthropologists working in a wide variety of cultural settings. This interest in reproduction is evident in a numb...

Background Infertility Stressors Included Changes in social and family system in couples changes in the stability and quality of their interpersonal relationships and a decrease in marital satisfaction in sexual relationship that the patients with are the major problem is infertility patients compared to patients with cancer of equal levels of depression and anxiety and suffer less marital sati...