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Jastrzębska, J. (2017). Psychological aspects of infertility from the perspective of sex differences and cultural determinants. Quarterly Journal Fides Et Ratio, 29(1), 227-233. Retrieved from https://fidesetratio.com.pl/ojs/index.php/FetR/article/view/664
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In the article, the author emphasizes that the problem of infertility concerns practically all cultures and societies around the world and affects around 10-15% of couples in procreation age. In understanding the notion of infertility, not only the biological context but also its social understanding must be taken into account. This context in infertility studies is necessary because the individual is constantly being shaped by social influences, especially in taking up the roles desired by society. The problem of infertility is experienced differently by women and by men. These differences are particularly pronounced in cultures where maternity is understood as the main role of women
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Baluch, B., Nasseri, M. and Aghssa, M. (1998) Psychological and social aspects of male infertility in a male dominated society, Journal of Social and Evolutionary Systems, nr 1 (21), 13– 20.
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Deka, K., Sarma, S. (2010). Psychological aspects of infertility. BJMP, 3(3), 336.
Freeman, W., Boxer, S., Rickels, K., Tureck, R., Mastroianni, L. (1985). Psychological evaluation and support in a program of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer. Fertility and sterility, nr 1 (43), 48-53.
Greil, A. (1997). Infertility and psychological distress: a critical review of the literature. Social science & medicine, nr 11 (45), 1679-1704.
Greil, A., Slauson Blevins, K., McQuillan, J. (2010). The experience of infertility:
a review of recent literature. Sociology of health & illness, nr 1 (32), 140-162.
Jordan, C., Ferguson, R. (2006). Infertility-related concerns in two family practice sites. Families, Systems, & Health, nr 1 (24), 28.
Kraaij, V., Garnefski, N., Schroevers, M. (2009). Coping, goal adjustment, and positive and negative affect in definitive infertility. Journal of Health Psychology, nr 1, (14), 18-26.
Lazarus, R. (1998). The costs and benefits of denial. Fifty years of the research and theory of RS Lazarus: An analysis of historical and perennial issues, nr 1, 227-251.
Lechner, L., Bolman, C.,Van Dalen, A. (2007). Definite involuntary childlessness: associations between coping, social support and psychological distress. Human Reproduction, nr 1 (22), 288-294.
Lukse, M., Vacc, N. (1999). Grief, depression, and coping in women undergoing infertility treatment. Obstetrics & Gynecology, nr 2 (93), 245-251.
Martin-Matthews, A., Matthews, R. (2001). Living in time: multiple timetables in couples’ experiences of infertility and its treatment. Minding the Time in Family Experience: Emerging Perspectives and Issues. New York: JAI and Elsevier Science.
Monga, M., Alexandrescu, B., Katz, S., Stein, M. (2004) Impact of infertility on quality of life, marital adjustment, and sexual function, Urology, nr 1 (63), 126–30.
Nachtigall, R. Becker, G., Wozny, M. (1992). The effects of gender-specific diagnosis on men’s and women’s response to infertility. Fertility and sterility, nr 1 (57), 113-121.
Newton, C. (2006). Counseling the infertile couple. Infertility Counseling: A Comprehensive Handbook for Clinicians New York: Parthenon Publishing, 143-155.
Oddens, B., den Tonkelaar, I., Nieuwenhuyse, H. (1999) Psychosocial experiences in women facing fertility problems – a comparative survey, Human Reproduction, nr 1 (14), 255–61.
Peronace, L., Boivin, J., Schmidt, L. (2007) Patterns of suffering and social interactions in infertile men: 12 months after unsuccessful treatment, Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology, nr 2 (28), 105–14.
Sanders, K., & Bruce, N. (1999). Psychosocial stress and treatment outcome following assisted reproductive technology. Human Reproduction, nr 6 (14), 1656-1662.
Smeenk, J., Verhaak, C., Eugster, A., Van Minnen, A., Zielhuis, G., Braat, D. (2001). The effect of anxiety and depression on the outcome of in-vitro fertilization. Human Reproduction, nr 7 (16), 1420-1423.
Sydsjö, G., Wadsby, M., Kjellberg, S., Sydsjö, A. (2002). Relationships and parenthood in couples after assisted reproduction and in spontaneous primiparous couples: a prospective long-term follow-up study. Human Reproduction, nr 12, (17), 3242-3250.
Thorn, P. (2009). Understanding infertility: psychological and social considerations from a counselling perspective. Int J Fertil Steril, nr 2 (3), 48-51.
Williams, M. (1997). Toward greater understanding of the psychological effects of infertility on women. Psychotherapy in private practice, nr 3 (16), 7-26.
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