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Abstract
Purpose: This study examines women's emotional experiences during infertility treatment through the perspective of temporality, focusing on pre-diagnosis meanings, treatment experiences, and future expectations.
Method: Using a descriptive phenomenological approach, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 19 women undergoing infertility treatment. Data were analyzed using Giorgi's method.
Results: Infertility represents a 'biographical disruption' deeply affecting self-perception and social identity. Pre-diagnosis meanings attributed to motherhood deepen the trauma at diagnosis. The treatment process is an 'extended present' oscillating between hope and uncertainty, involving bodily objectification and intense social pressure.
Conclusion: Infertility is a multi-layered traumatic process. Health professionals should adopt a supportive care approach prioritizing women's temporal integrity and psychosocial well-being alongside medical outcomes.
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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being acknowledges the international and interdisciplinary nature of health-related issues. It intends to provide a meeting-point for studies using rigorous qualitative methodology of significance for issues related to human health and well-being. The aim of the International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being is to support and to shape the emerging field of qualitative studies and to encourage a better understanding of all aspects of human health and well-being.
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