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Cognitive emotional consequences of male infertility in their female partners: a qualitative content analysis

INTRODUCTION: Infertility, as a global phenomenon and one of the most important issues of reproductive health, affects women more often than men, even when the infertility is due to a male factor. The purpose of this study was to explore the cognitive emotional experiences of women faced with male i...

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Autores principales: Karimi, Fatemeh Zahra, Taghipour, Ali, Roudsari, Robab Latifnejad, Kimiaei, Seyed Ali, Mazlom, Seyed Reza, Amirian, Maliheh
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Publicado: Electronic physician 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4700889/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26767097
http://dx.doi.org/10.19082/149
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author Karimi, Fatemeh Zahra
Taghipour, Ali
Roudsari, Robab Latifnejad
Kimiaei, Seyed Ali
Mazlom, Seyed Reza
Amirian, Maliheh
author_facet Karimi, Fatemeh Zahra
Taghipour, Ali
Roudsari, Robab Latifnejad
Kimiaei, Seyed Ali
Mazlom, Seyed Reza
Amirian, Maliheh
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description INTRODUCTION: Infertility, as a global phenomenon and one of the most important issues of reproductive health, affects women more often than men, even when the infertility is due to a male factor. The purpose of this study was to explore the cognitive emotional experiences of women faced with male infertility. METHODS: This qualitative study was conducted in 2014–2015 in Mashhad, Iran. The perceptions and experiences of healthy women whose husbands were diagnosed with primary male factor infertility were investigated using a qualitative content analysis approach. Participants were selected through purposeful sampling, and data collection was conducted using in-depth semistructured interviews. Data were analyzed using conventional content analysis with MAXqda software. Study rigor was verified via criteria proposed by Lincoln and Guba. RESULTS: One main theme emerged through analysis entitled “cognitive emotional reactions confronting infertility diagnosis” with sub-themes of cognitive emotional reactions when confronted with male infertility diagnosis with subthemes of disbelief and denial, fear and apprehension, suffering and emotional distress, disappointment, frustration, confusion, and joy. CONCLUSION: The diagnosis of male infertility was associated with important emotional cognitive consequences for their female partners. Emotional support, providing new insights into how to treat the issue, and trying to shorten the process of diagnosis are necessary for these women. This kind of support could reduce the psychological effects of confrontation with the diagnosis of male infertility, including social insecurity for women.
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spelling pubmed-47008892016-01-13 Cognitive emotional consequences of male infertility in their female partners: a qualitative content analysis Karimi, Fatemeh Zahra Taghipour, Ali Roudsari, Robab Latifnejad Kimiaei, Seyed Ali Mazlom, Seyed Reza Amirian, Maliheh Electron Physician Original Article INTRODUCTION: Infertility, as a global phenomenon and one of the most important issues of reproductive health, affects women more often than men, even when the infertility is due to a male factor. The purpose of this study was to explore the cognitive emotional experiences of women faced with male infertility. METHODS: This qualitative study was conducted in 2014–2015 in Mashhad, Iran. The perceptions and experiences of healthy women whose husbands were diagnosed with primary male factor infertility were investigated using a qualitative content analysis approach. Participants were selected through purposeful sampling, and data collection was conducted using in-depth semistructured interviews. Data were analyzed using conventional content analysis with MAXqda software. Study rigor was verified via criteria proposed by Lincoln and Guba. RESULTS: One main theme emerged through analysis entitled “cognitive emotional reactions confronting infertility diagnosis” with sub-themes of cognitive emotional reactions when confronted with male infertility diagnosis with subthemes of disbelief and denial, fear and apprehension, suffering and emotional distress, disappointment, frustration, confusion, and joy. CONCLUSION: The diagnosis of male infertility was associated with important emotional cognitive consequences for their female partners. Emotional support, providing new insights into how to treat the issue, and trying to shorten the process of diagnosis are necessary for these women. This kind of support could reduce the psychological effects of confrontation with the diagnosis of male infertility, including social insecurity for women. Electronic physician 2015-11-20 /pmc/articles/PMC4700889/ /pubmed/26767097 http://dx.doi.org/10.19082/149 Text en © 2015 The Authors This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/) , which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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Karimi, Fatemeh Zahra
Taghipour, Ali
Roudsari, Robab Latifnejad
Kimiaei, Seyed Ali
Mazlom, Seyed Reza
Amirian, Maliheh
Cognitive emotional consequences of male infertility in their female partners: a qualitative content analysis
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title_short Cognitive emotional consequences of male infertility in their female partners: a qualitative content analysis
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4700889/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26767097
http://dx.doi.org/10.19082/149
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