BACKGROUND It has been consistently demonstrated that infertility is associated with
quality of life (QOL) impairments. Research to date has mostly focused on individual's …

Objective. To review the findings on quality of life (QOL) and health-related quality of life
(HRQOL) among infertile women, men and couples. Design. Systematic review. Methods …

Abstract Between 10% and 15% of couples in western society are affected by infertility. As a
major source of psychological distress, infertility may be accompanied by a substantial …

Purpose To investigate the influence of individual characteristics (age, gender, educational
level, coping strategies), perceived couple's Dyadic Adjustment, type of diagnosis and …

STUDY QUESTION Do the quality of life (QoL) and the risk factors for emotional problems
during and after treatment of infertile women differ from their partners? SUMMARY ANSWER …

Background Infertility has potentially inappropriate effects on quality of life in infertile
couples. Various general and specific questionnaires have been structured for assessing …

Background Infertility is associated with impairment in human life. The quality of life (QOL)
construct allows measuring the impact of health conditions in a broader way. The study …

Infertility is a major life crisis affecting couples' psychosocial and physical health. We aimed
to assess the quality of life in Turkish infertile couples. This cross-sectional survey was …

Fertility-related stress can negatively impact infertile couples' quality of life (QoL). Most
previous studies have concentrated on the effects of stress and infertility on individual …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the hypothesis that infertility may result in a decrease in quality of
life and an increase in marital discord and sexual dysfunction. The burden of infertility is …