Polibienestar Research Institute, Universitat de València, 46022 València, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Jan 30;21(2):158. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21020158.
Epidemiological data show that human reproductive disorders are a common problem worldwide, affecting almost one in six people of reproductive age. As a result, infertility has been identified by the World Health Organization as a public health disease. Reproductive problems can take a heavy toll on the psychosocial well-being of couples suffering from infertility. This is especially true for women, who tend to be the ones who undergo the most treatment. The main objective of the present study is to find out whether a sex-based infertility diagnosis influences the quality of life of couples with infertility. Also, we aim to find out whether the degree of adherence to gender norms influences their quality of life. A cross-sectional study was conducted using the Fertility Quality of Life Questionnaire (FertiQoL) and the Conformity to Feminine and Masculine Norms Inventories in a sample of 219 infertile Spanish couples (438 participants). The results show that, in all cases, regardless of the degree of conformity to gender norms and whether the infertility diagnosis was of female or male origin, women have lower scores on the self-perceived quality of life. This suggests that being female is already a psychosocial risk factor when assessing the psychosocial consequences of infertility.
流行病学数据表明，人类生殖障碍是一个全球性的常见问题，几乎影响到每六名育龄人群中的一人。因此，不孕不育已被世界卫生组织确认为一种公共卫生疾病。生殖问题会对不孕不育夫妇的社会心理健康造成严重影响。对于女性来说尤其如此，因为她们往往是接受治疗最多的人。本研究的主要目的是了解基于性别的不孕不育诊断是否会影响不孕不育夫妇的生活质量。我们还旨在了解对性别规范的遵守程度是否会影响他们的生活质量。本研究采用生育质量生活问卷（FertiQoL）和女性与男性规范遵从性量表对 219 对西班牙不孕不育夫妇（438 名参与者）进行了横断面研究。结果表明，在所有情况下，无论对性别规范的遵守程度如何，以及不孕不育的诊断是源于女性还是男性，女性在自我感知的生活质量方面的得分都较低。这表明，在评估不孕不育的社会心理后果时，女性本身就是一个社会心理风险因素。
