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Chapter-08 Psychological Impact of Infertility and Role of Counseling

BOOK TITLE: Practical Guide to Infertility

Author
1. Mukherjee Basab
2. Chakrabarti Suranjan
3. Dasgupta Pranab
ISBN
9789352704828
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18068_9
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
7
Author Affiliations
2. AMRI Hospitals, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
3. AMRI Hospitals, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Chapter keywords
Psychological impact, infertility, counseling, subfertility, assisted reproductive technology, ART, psychosocial factor, stress factor, sexual dysfunction

Abstract

This chapter describes the psychological impact of infertility and role of counseling. Over the last couple of decades, the technological advancements in subfertility management have been many. The expansion of assisted reproductive technology (ART) options has given childless couples new hope. But amidst the scientific advances we sometimes overlook the psychosocial factors affecting infertile couples and they go unnoticed in the clinic. The need for counseling services in fertility clinics is well-recognized but often not stressed upon with equal importance as management of the condition. This chapter covers the stress factors in infertility, stress as a science in infertility, counseling in fertility clinics, forms of counseling, gender factors in infertility counseling, practical guide in infertility sexual dysfunction and infertility counseling, and third party reproduction and counseling.

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