Analysis of social, demographic and mental factors in case of women treated for infertility
Journal Title: Ginekologia i Położnictwo medical project - Year 2015, Vol 1, Issue 35
Abstract
Introduction. Infertility is the lack of possibility of producing offspring, although regular sexual intercourse without use of contraceptives are present for over a year. It is a disease affecting around a million of couples in Poland. Aim of the work. The analysis of social, demographic and mental factors and the presentation of causes of infertility in Poland. Material and methods. 250 infertile women were questioned through one of the subject-related web portals. Results. The married women constituted the vast majority of the group (94.9%), so did the women currently working (86.5%). Approximately 1/3 of the respondents were overweight. Almost 80% attempted to get pregnant for a period from a year to 5 years. Half of the respondents has started their attempts at getting pregnant when they were aged 25 to 30. Over 90% of the respondents declare the will to use the in vitro procedure. Among the causes the most frequent ones are hormonal disorders, ovulation disorders and PCOS. Patients with infertility problems were anxious, feared and depressed, those feelings worsened with the prolonging time of their attempts to get pregnant. Conclusions. The problem of infertility affects mostly the women with stabilized material and professional situation and higher education. With the prolonging infertility negative feelings and emotions appear, such as: anxiety, despondence, frustration, fear, stress that lead to the ever worsening family situation and disturb the social functioning. In the opinion of the respondents the in vitro procedure is an effective way for fighting infertility and a chance to have offspring. Hormonal disturbances, disturbances of ovulation, endometriosis, the obstructed oviducts and anatomical malformations of uterus were the most common causes of infertility in case of the researched group of women.
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Aleksandra Bakunowicz, Andrzej Brenk, Anita Olejek
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