Sociocultural Determinants of Infertility Stress in Patients Undergoing Fertility Treatments

Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences
Ansha PatelV S Binu

Abstract

Involuntary childlessness is a distressing condition that has considerable social implications in developing nations. The present study aims to investigate the less known sociocultural determinants of infertility stress in patients undergoing assisted conception and reproductive treatments. This cross-sectional research was conducted on 300 men and women with primary infertility. The profile of sociodemographic variables, clinical variables, and sociocultural variables was collected using a locally devised questionnaire. Infertility stress was assessed using the psychological evaluation test. Research data were analyzed using SPSS 15. Chi-square test is used for univariate analysis. Multiple logistic regression with enter method is used to examine the association between infertility stress and sociocultural variables. The findings suggest that in both men and women, low spousal support, financial constraints, and social coercion in early years of marriage predicts infertility distress. Peer-support neither predicts nor protects against distress. Family acceptance and social security for infertility is low. Stigma, concealment, and discrimination among men are reported to be high. Distress is three times greater in women with ov...Continue Reading

Citations

Jan 7, 2020·Human Fertility : Journal of the British Fertility Society·Paul GrunbergPhyllis Zelkowitz
Feb 11, 2020·Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences·Priyanka Sanjay Deshpande, Alka ShantiPrakash Gupta
Nov 17, 2020·International Journal of Women's Health·Lisa RobertsSusanne Montgomery
Mar 17, 2021·Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics·Mark P Trolice

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