Abstract
The World Health Organization (WHO) determines infertility as a disease of the reproductive system defined clinically by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. Estimates indicate that the problem of infertility in the world is continuing to grow. The aim of the study was to compare approaches to disease in partners of both sexes diagnosed with infertility. The study was conducted among 61 couples treated for infertility using an original questionnaire developed by the authors. The Chi square independence test was used for statistical analysis. Both men and women responded to the diagnosis of infertility with negative emotions. Regardless of sex, sadness and anxiety were the dominant feelings associated with the diagnosis of infertility. Women believed in the success of the treatment to a greater extent than men. Mainly women attempted to talk openly about the problem of infertility, while men were more restrained in this respect. Women accepted the assisted reproductive technologies (ART) to a greater extent than men, but men would accept childlessness more often than women.
Highlights
The World Health Organization (WHO) provides a clinical definition of infertility as “a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse” [1].According to the available estimates, the problem of infertility is growing in the world
As our research has shown, women were more likely to benefit from social support networks than men; 42.6% of them frequently talk with their husband/partner, and they significantly more often talk with friends (26.2%)
The results of our research showed that men and women treat the diagnosis and treatment of infertility in different ways
Summary
The World Health Organization (WHO) provides a clinical definition of infertility as “a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse” [1].According to the available estimates, the problem of infertility is growing in the world. Precise estimation of the population of infertile patients is difficult for three reasons: the difference in definitions of infertility (1, 2, or 5 years of attempts to conceive), significant difference in selected populations (large populations vs epidemiological studies) and specifying whom the diagnosis involves (women, couples, or individuals) [3]. According to Rustein and Shah, 186 million married women from developed countries (excluding China) were infertile in 2002 [5]. This discrepancy results from different time and place of estimates and the use of different calculation methods, as well as from differences in the age of the assessed population. Mascarenhas et al limited their study to women aged 20–44 years, while Rustein and Shah studied women aged 15–49 years
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