The impact of infertility on the psychological well-being, marital relationships, sexual relationships, and quality of life of couples: A systematic review

BHK Luk, AY Loke - Journal of sex & marital therapy, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this systematic review was to identify, with supporting evidence, the effect of
infertility on couples. MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and CINHAL Plus articles were searched for …

Gender differences in experiences with and adjustments to infertility: A literature review

LY Ying, LH Wu, AY Loke - International journal of nursing studies, 2015 - Elsevier
Background It has been widely recognized that infertility and its treatment affects a couple as
a dyad. Given biomedical differences and differences in socialization processes and gender …

Sexual satisfaction, intimacy and relationship of couples undergoing infertility treatment

BH Luk, AY Loke - Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To explore the infertility-related sexual and relationship concerns, sexual
satisfaction and perceived intimacy of infertile couples. Background: Infertility is known to …

Psychosocial interventions for infertile couples: a critical review

KM Chow, MC Cheung… - Journal of Clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives This critical review aims to identify, summarize and critically appraise
the current literature evaluating the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions to improve …

Childbearing importance: A qualitative study of women with infertility in China

H Yao, CHY Chan, CLW Chan - Research in nursing & health, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The primary goal of this study was to examine and describe the importance of childbearing
as perceived by infertile women in the Chinese familial and social context. We adopted a …

The experience of Chinese couples undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment: perception of the treatment process and partner support

LY Ying, LH Wu, AY Loke - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Couples undergoing In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Treatment suffer as dyads from
the stressful experience of the painful treatment and the fear that the IVF cycle will fail. They …

Exploring the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of women of reproductive age towards fertility and elective oocyte cryopreservation for age-related fertility decline …

LS Kasaven, A Mitra, P Ostrysz… - Human …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION What are the knowledge, perceptions and attitudes towards fertility and
elective oocyte cryopreservation (OC) for age-related fertility decline (ARFD) in women in …

[HTML][HTML] Depression and anxiety in pathways of medically assisted reproduction: The role of infertility stress dimensions

A Pozza, D Dèttore, ME Coccia - … in mental health: CP & EMH, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Depressive and anxious symptoms are common psychological reactions to
infertility and Medically Assisted Reproduction (MAR). No study compared depressive and …

Experiences of infertility in British and Pakistani women: A cross-cultural qualitative analysis

SS Batool, RO de Visser - Health care for women international, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The psychosocial impact of infertility is affected by cultural factors. In this cross-cultural
qualitative study we explored the experience of infertility among six women living in Pakistan …

Gender differences in emotional reactions to in vitro fertilization treatment: a systematic review

L Ying, LH Wu, AY Loke - Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 2016 - Springer
Purpose The purposes of this paper are to provide a comprehensive picture of men and
women's emotional reactions to infertility treatment, specifically In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) …