Psychological aspects of female infertility

Abstract

Infertility is one of the chief health and communal problems faced by a massive population from corner to corner of the world and it’s a crucial issue for couples of child bearing age worldwide. Present study highlighted the psychosocial aspects associated with infertility in patients from different districts of Haryana. The stress of the non-fulfillment of a wish for a child has been linked with emotional squeal such as anger, depression, anxiety, marital problems and feelings of triviality. The data was collected for study the psychological aspects of female infertility from patients who came for routine treatment in Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (GOD), Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Health University, Rohtak, Haryana through a well-structured questionnaire. Data collection was carried by face-to-face interview of the women participants. Durations of infertility among couples varied from less than one year to more than ten years. Most couples fell in the group 1-2 years, where infertility was prevalent since 1 or 2 years. Anxiety was the most common problem which was faced by 24 percent infertile females in our study. Mood swings was another major problem faced by sixteen percent females. Depression and stress were also major problem of infertility about 42 percent females suffered from depression and 44 percent females felt stress due to infertility where 56 percent didn’t feel any stress during infertility.