The impact of stigma on mental health and quality of life of infertile women: A systematic review

Y Xie, Y Ren, C Niu, Y Zheng, P Yu, L Li - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The stigma of not giving birth to children affects approximately 53. 08~ 64% of
female infertility patients worldwide. This stigma not only causes harm to the mental health of …

A rapid scoping review of fear of infertility in Africa

J Boivin, J Carrier, JM Zulu, D Edwards - Reproductive health, 2020 - Springer
Background Fear of infertility (FOI) is often reported in studies about reproductive health but
this literature not yet mapped. The aim of this rapid scoping review of qualitative studies was …

Transition to motherhood following the use of assisted reproductive technologies: Experiences of women in Ghana

K Asante-Afari, DT Doku, EKM Darteh - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
As a result of the significance of childbearing in the Ghanaian culture, couples would go to
all lengths to have biological children. One of the means that has made it possible for …

Access to assisted reproductive technologies in sub-Saharan Africa: fertility professionals' views

A Whittaker, T Gerrits, K Hammarberg… - Sexual and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Across sub-Saharan Africa, there remains disagreement among local expert
providers over the best ways to improve access to assisted reproduction in low-income …

Fertility counseling for couples

B Peterson - 2015 - digitalcommons.chapman.edu
Natalie (35) and Lee (37) have been married for six years and have tried unsuccessfully to
start a family for the past two. After receiving a combined factor diagnosis, they attempted …

Emotional consequences of male infertility

V Glazyrine, D Stephens, E Wentzell… - … medical perspectives on …, 2022 - Elsevier
Reproduction is often cast as only a women's issue. The exclusion of men reflects cultural
histories of women bearing the brunt of parenting and domestic life, and the related focus of …

Coping strategies and health-seeking behavior of women with infertility at Zamfara

F Naab, Y Lawali, E Donkor - Journal of Humanistic …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In Africa, the inability to bear children is a stressful situation that affects the self-worth of
women socially and psychologically. As a result, women with infertility in Africa use different …

The Male Experience with Fertility and Counseling

B Peterson, W Petok - Fertility Counseling: Clinical Guide, 2nd ed …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Historically, there are few situations where men's experiences have been marginalized. The
experience of infertility, however, may be one of those rare occurrences. Because …

Zero Sperm Count and Biological Fatherhood: Elevating the Experiences of Men with Non-Obstructive Azoospermia

K Kruglova - 2023 - dalspace.library.dal.ca
Non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) is the most severe form of male infertility that is caused
by impaired sperm production. It is crucial to understand the experiences of NOA patients for …

La infertilidad en un grupo de hombres puertorriqueños: el anhelo de ser padre. Hacia un modelo de consejería profesional

B Benítez-Santiago - 2020 - search.proquest.com
La infertilidad, es definida en términos generales, como la dificultad para lograr la
concepción después de un año de relaciones sexuales sin protección, lo que puede …