Qualitative Study of Iranian Infertile Females
<strong>Background:</strong> Infertility is a complex phenomenon, which threatens everyone and every family. Females are threatened more due to various social differences. <strong>Objectives:</strong> The goal of this study was to explore the experiences of infertile females,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Women’s Health Bulletin |
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| Online Access: | http://womenshealthbulletin.sums.ac.ir/article_45248_c8327006ec57b59a36a74203afcd9b5d.pdf |
| Summary: | <strong>Background:</strong> Infertility is a complex phenomenon, which threatens everyone and every family. Females are threatened more due to various social differences.
<strong>Objectives:</strong> The goal of this study was to explore the experiences of infertile females, who had referred to a public center of infertility in Shiraz, Iran.
<strong>Methods:</strong> This was a qualitative study based on four focus groups and four in-depth interviews with 25 infertile females. Transcribed data were analyzed using conventional content analysis.
<strong>Results:</strong> Four themes were extracted from the data, which were life without excitement, social pressures, low self-esteem and treatment problems. Although it seems that these themes are variable, they present a total reality, which leads to a bitter life.
<strong>Conclusions:</strong> Infertile females are under multidimensional pressures involving psychological, social and economic aspects of their life and interpersonal relationships. This condition leads to a bitter situation for these people. |
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| ISSN: | 2345-5136 2382-9990 |