[Significance and problems of psychological consultation for infertility. Personal experience].

A sample group of 200 couples attending the Centre for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sterility in the Couple were studied. All patients had one or more conversations with a psychologist in order to analyze the real desire for pregnancy and to encourage a better relationship between the medical team and the patients. The study throws light on many conflictual situations relating to both the individual's and the couple's desire to achieve pregnancy with the help of science. Nevertheless, it was not possible to utilise all the information gathered by the psychologist from the conversations to improve the relationship between the medical team and the patients.