O impacto da infertilidade: narrativas de mulheres com sucessivas negativas pelo tratamento de reprodução assistida

Objectives

Describe the psychosocial impact of infertility in women trying to conceive without success through assisted reproduction.

Methods

This is a descriptive observational study with qualitative and exploratory approach. The records were obtained through assisted reproduction clinic in Goiânia‐GO. Four interviews with women were conducted to meet the criteria for inclusion and exclusion, through semi‐structured interview technique.

Results

Four categories were analyzed considered key: diagnosis and initiation of treatment; lack of social support, feelings of failure and future prospects. Infertility generates a series of feelings such as anxiety, depression, guilt, fear, social exclusion; decrease quality of life and directly affect the women's relationship with their partners, family and work environment. However, despite the frustrations the feeling that prevailed is trying to follow.

Conclusions

The psychosocial suffering of women facing the successive negative results need to be better addressed in the context of specialized clinics providing early psychosocial support to cope with possible frustrations with negative results.