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| Published: December 05, 2017

Fertility Related Quality of Life in Primary Infertile Couples: A Comparative Study from Eastern India

Swarnali Bose

Ph.D. Scholar, Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India Google Scholar More about the auther

, Dr. Bharati Roy

Professor, Department Of Psychology, Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.062/20170501

DOI: 10.25215/0501.062

ABSTRACT

Fertility is considered as a marital responsibility in most the communities and a kind of social respectability for couples.  The societal and parental pressures for propagation of the family name can also place a psychological burden on the infertile couple and may significantly affect quality of life. The present study aimed to investigate the gender differences in fertility related quality of life in primary infertility. 30 couples with primary infertility were recruited for the study after a written informed consent. Hindi version of FertiQoL was applied to all participants. Males had significantly better emotional, relational, social and global quality of life (QoL) as compared to females. Tolerability to infertility related problems was significantly better in females compared to males. This study found that primary infertility has extensive negative repercussions on the QOL of women as compared to males.

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ISSN 2348-5396

ISSN 2349-3429

18.01.062/20170501

10.25215/0501.062

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Published in   Volume 05, Issue 1, October-December, 2017