TY - JOUR
T1 - The Impact of Infertility on the Psychological Well-Being, Marital Relationships, Sexual Relationships, and Quality of Life of Couples: A Systematic Review
AU - Luk, Bronya Hi Kwan
AU - Loke Yuen, Jean Tak Alice
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - The purpose of this systematic review was to identify, with supporting evidence, the effect of infertility on couples. MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and CINHAL Plus articles were searched for relevant studies (2000-2014) published in English. Twenty articles were included in this review. The results showed that infertility affected couples in the following four aspects of their life: psychological well-being, marital relationships, sexual relationships, and quality of life. There is evidence that infertility has a negative effect on the psychological well-being and sexual relationships of couples, but the evidence is inconclusive for the effect on marital relationships and quality of life.
AB - The purpose of this systematic review was to identify, with supporting evidence, the effect of infertility on couples. MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and CINHAL Plus articles were searched for relevant studies (2000-2014) published in English. Twenty articles were included in this review. The results showed that infertility affected couples in the following four aspects of their life: psychological well-being, marital relationships, sexual relationships, and quality of life. There is evidence that infertility has a negative effect on the psychological well-being and sexual relationships of couples, but the evidence is inconclusive for the effect on marital relationships and quality of life.
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U2 - 10.1080/0092623X.2014.958789
DO - 10.1080/0092623X.2014.958789
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 25211377
SN - 0092-623X
VL - 41
SP - 610
EP - 625
JO - Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
JF - Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
IS - 6
ER -
