INFERTILITY AND MENTAL HEALTH: CHALLENGES, MANAGEMENT AND FUTURE AHEAD
- 1 September 2021
- journal article
- Published by World Wide Journals
Abstract
Infertility is known to distress humanity since time is known. It does not merely affect the female or her spouse rather impacts signicantly the family as a whole. Its suffering is very stressful and even leads to a morbid mental health issue of- depression, anxiety, aggression, phobia, sexual dysfunction, dissociation and sleep disturbances. The medical management of these issues further complicates the picture with drug-related sexual side effects. Also, there is a signicant psychological and social dysfunction associated with infertility. Thus, Infertility is a multifactorial disease that needs comprehensive multidisciplinary management and care.Keywords
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