Popescu Cristina Diana, Sima Romina Marina, Balalau Denisa Oana, Amza Mihaela, Bogheanu Delia, Ples Liana
Department PhD, IOSUD, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, "St John" Hospital, "Bucur" Maternity, Bucharest, Romania.
Maedica (Bucur). 2024 Sep;19(3):536-542. doi: 10.26574/maedica.2024.19.3.536.
The diagnosis of infertility affects between 8-12% of couples of childbearing age worldwide. It is difficult to manage infertility, which often generates anxiety and depression.
We conducted a study that included women of childbearing age who were unsuccessful in getting pregnant. Our research was based on a questionnaire distributed online via social media and it was carried out over a period of two months. The questionnaire comprised 35 questions and intended to highlight the psychological impact of infertility diagnosis on the female participants in the present study.
A total of 486 women with a diagnosis of infertility responded to the online questionnaire. Subjects had an average age between 31 and 40 years (58.4%) and most of them (80.2%) came from urban areas. It was found that 38.1% of patients experienced a very high level of stress generated by their infertility diagnosis and 54.7% stated that their greatest fear was that they would never get pregnant; 41.4% of these patients claimed that their quality of life was affected and 31.7% indicated a negative impact even on their couple life. Of all participants to the questionnaire, 96.6% stated that the costs of treatments or even assisted reproduction procedures were an additional stress and 73.7% believed that religion played an important moral role.
The women who were enrolled in the current study recognized the negative impact of their infertility diagnosis on both themselves and their couple's lives. At the same time, they believed in Divine help and looked optimistically to the future in terms of achieving pregnancy.
全球范围内，8%至12%的育龄夫妇受到不孕症诊断的影响。不孕症难以治疗，常常引发焦虑和抑郁。
我们开展了一项研究，纳入了备孕未成功的育龄女性。我们的研究基于通过社交媒体在线发放的问卷，为期两个月。问卷包含35个问题，旨在突出不孕症诊断对本研究中女性参与者的心理影响。
共有486名被诊断为不孕症的女性回复了在线问卷。受试者的平均年龄在31至40岁之间（58.4%），她们中的大多数（80.2%）来自城市地区。研究发现，38.1%的患者因不孕症诊断承受着极高的压力，54.7%的患者表示她们最大的恐惧是永远无法怀孕；这些患者中有41.4%称其生活质量受到影响，31.7%表示甚至对她们的夫妻生活产生了负面影响。在所有问卷参与者中，96.6%表示治疗费用甚至辅助生殖程序带来了额外的压力，73.7%认为宗教起到了重要的道德作用。
参与本研究的女性认识到不孕症诊断对自身及夫妻生活均产生了负面影响。与此同时，她们相信神的帮助，并对未来怀孕持乐观态度。
