"The biggest disappointment": women's expectations from sex are ignored, from the perspective of infertile women.

IF 2.1 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-08-11 DOI:10.1080/02646838.2023.2243296

Sevda Karakaş, Rukiye Höbek Akarsu, Özden Tandoğan, Özlem Şahan

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Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the attitudes, behaviours and experiences of infertile women towards sexuality.

Methods: This study was carried out in the infertility outpatient clinic of a state hospital in Istanbul of Turkey. Fifteen infertile women who had been receiving primary infertility treatment for at least two years and were actively continuing infertility treatment were included in the study. Data were collected by means of an detailed information form and a semi-structured interview. Content analysis was applied to the data obtained from semi-structured interviews. Consistency percentage calculation was made between the codes and themes determined by 4 researchers who are experts in their fields.

Results: Results based on the interviews with the participants, 2 main themes, 6 sub-themes and 27 codes related to sub-themes were determined as 'Factors Affecting Sexual Life' and 'Overview of Sexual Health and Sexuality'. 'Disappointment' was determined as the most commonly defined code in the determined main theme and sub-themes.

Conclusion: It was determined that the majority of infertile women base their sexual lives on reproductive functions, experience serious sexual health problems, feel worthless, and describe their sexual life as a great disappointment.

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"最大的失望"：从不孕妇女的角度看，她们对性的期望被忽视了。

研究目的本研究旨在确定不孕妇女对性行为的态度、行为和经验：本研究在土耳其伊斯坦布尔一家国立医院的不孕症门诊进行。15 名不孕妇女接受了至少两年的初级不孕症治疗，并正在积极地继续接受不孕症治疗。研究人员通过详细的信息表和半结构化访谈收集数据。对半结构式访谈获得的数据进行了内容分析。由 4 位在各自领域的专家研究员确定的代码和主题之间的一致性百分比进行了计算：根据与参与者的访谈结果，确定了 "影响性生活的因素 "和 "性健康和性概述 "这两个主主题、6 个次主题以及 27 个与次主题相关的代码。失望 "被确定为确定的主题和次主题中最常见的代码：结论：研究发现，大多数不孕妇女的性生活以生殖功能为基础，存在严重的性健康问题，觉得自己没有价值，并将自己的性生活描述为巨大的失望。

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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology reports and reviews outstanding research on psychological, behavioural, medical and social aspects of human reproduction, pregnancy and infancy. Medical topics focus on obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics and psychiatry. The growing work in relevant aspects of medical communication and medical sociology are also covered. Relevant psychological work includes developmental psychology, clinical psychology, social psychology, behavioural medicine, psychology of women and health psychology. Research into psychological aspects of midwifery, health visiting and nursing is central to the interests of the Journal. The Journal is of special value to those concerned with interdisciplinary issues. As a result, the Journal is of particular interest to those concerned with fundamental processes in behaviour and to issues of health promotion and service organization.