Psykologiska aspekter på infertilitet

Abstract

Haggdahl, E.-S. (1990). Psychological aspects of infertility. Nordisk Psykologi, 42, 334–347. Among couples at a fertile age, 10–22% are considered to have difficulties in conceiving or carrying a pregnancy to its end. These circumstances have led to increased research on solutions to the problem of infertility. A historical retrospect and a global approach point out the significance of infertility during other times and in other cultures. In particular, psychoanalytic theories have discussed the causes of infertility. These theories focus on conditions in the individual's life that contribute to sexuality, sexual identity, pregnancy or parenthood as associated with fear/danger, guilt and/or aggression. In this paper the psychological consequences of infertility are discussed in terms of a crisis. Emotional reactions, physical experience, sexual functioning, the relations between man and woman, social interaction and existential structure are discussed. Finally, this paper presents a brief description of ...