[Changes in infertility-related quality of life in relation to personality traits].

Abstract

Introduction: Experiencing infertility comes with a significant psychological burden, making the assessment of quality of life and the identification of influencing factors important considerations alongside treatment. Objective: To identify factors related to infertility that affect the quality of life among women with organic and functional infertility. Method: A total of 179 Hungarian women participated in the questionnaire study, including 58 fertile women, 46 with organic infertility, and 75 with infertility of unknown origin. The questionnaire package included the Fertility-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (FertiQol), the Hewitt–Flett Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (HF-MPS), the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale, the Big Five Inventory (BFI), as well as sociodemographic questions. Results: Women with functional infertility exhibited a poorer quality of life compared to those with organic infertility. Moreover, among the variables we measured (e.g., neuroticism, resilience, socially prescribed perfectionism), the most were closely related to the quality of life. The two infertility groups were characterized by different correlations. Conclusion: Due to the adverse effects of infertility on mental and social health, assessing fertility-specific quality of life and examining the influencing factors are both crucial tasks alongside somatic treatment, contributing to the development of adequate prevention and intervention programs. Orv Hetil. 2025; 166(25): 982–989.