加纳阿克拉一家公共卫生机构中，生育客户自述不孕症对婚姻关系的影响。
Self-reported effects of infertility on marital relationships among fertility clients at a public health facility in Accra, Ghana.
作者信息
Nyarko Samuel H, Amu Hubert
机构信息
Department of Population and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Ghana.
Department of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
出版信息
Fertil Res Pract. 2015 Jul 1;1:10. doi: 10.1186/s40738-015-0002-5. eCollection 2015.
BACKGROUND
There is little empirical literature on the effects of infertility on marital relationships in Ghana. This study sought to examine the effects of infertility on marital relationship among fertility clients at a Public Hospital in Accra, Ghana.
RESULTS
The study revealed that infertility negatively affected the sexual life of participants as they generally reported that even though they still had regular sexual intercourse with their partners after realising they were infertile (61.6 %), sex was only for the purpose of reproduction and not for mutual sexual satisfaction (68.8 %). Sexual intercourse was reported to be unfulfilling as well as unenjoyable (64.3 %). The psychological well-being of participants (87.5 %) and stability within marital unions were also negatively affected by infertility, resulting in quarrels (72.3 %).
CONCLUSIONS
Infertility has numerous negative implications for marital relationship. Thus, infertile persons should not be only physically examined and treated for infertility, but should also be given counselling to lessen the psychological trauma attached to infertility.
背景
在加纳，关于不孕症对婚姻关系影响的实证文献很少。本研究旨在探讨不孕症对加纳阿克拉一家公立医院的生育门诊患者婚姻关系的影响。
结果
研究表明，不孕症对参与者的性生活产生了负面影响，因为他们普遍报告称，即使在意识到自己不孕后仍与伴侣保持规律的性生活（61.6%），但性行为只是为了生育，而非为了获得相互的性满足（68.8%）。据报告，性行为既无法带来满足感，也不令人愉快（64.3%）。不孕症还对参与者的心理健康（87.5%）以及婚姻关系的稳定性产生了负面影响，导致争吵（72.3%）。
结论
不孕症对婚姻关系有诸多负面影响。因此，对于不孕者，不仅应进行身体检查和不孕症治疗，还应给予咨询，以减轻与不孕症相关的心理创伤。
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