Scientia Psychiatrica
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): Scientia Psychiatrica

Psychological Features of Infertility

Kemas Muhammad Afif Rahman (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya/ Dr. Mohammad Hoesin Hospital, Palembang, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
23 Aug 2021

Abstract

Infertility is defined as the inability to produce, or give birth to a baby naturally. Generally, specialists define infertility as not being able to get pregnant after trying for at least one year. The relationship between infertility and psychology is very complicated. On the one hand, infertile couples are more likely to experience stress and have a greater risk of experiencing psychological disorders compared to normal and healthy couples. On the other hand, high levels of psychological distress are indicated to increase infertility. Therefore, in this review, the main factors that can lead to increased stress in couples trying to conceive, psychological stress as a cause of infertility, on female and male fertility, including stress and depression.

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SciPsy

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Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Neuroscience Public Health

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Scientia Psychiatrica covers the latest developments in various fields of psychiatric : biological psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, child psychiatry, psychiatry of community, psychotherapy, drugs-related mental illness, psychiatry of geriatric, psychosomatics medicine, psychology, cultural psychiatry, ...