International Journal of Women's Health Care(IJWHC)

Reproductive Medical Center, The First Afiliated Hospital, (Southwest Hospital) of Army Medical University, China

Publications

• Research Article   
  Infertile Women's Experience of Stressful Dilemmas during Assisted Reproductive Technology Treatment
  Author(s): Li Deng, Ya Lia, Fang Wang, Jitao Zeng, Yuyan Li, Wei He, Jiarui Yao* and Shan Meng
  
  Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the stress experiences of infertile women undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment. Methods: Fifteen infertile women undergoing assisted reproduction treatment participated in candid face-to-face interviews at a tertiary care hospital in Chongqing, China. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore their stress experiences throughout the entire ART treatment process. The interview data were analyzed individually using NVivo software with a phenomenological research approach. Results: Three core themes were identified regarding the stress experiences of infertile women during ART treatment. Theme 1: Subjective stress dilemmas; Theme 2: Objective stress dilemmas; Theme 3: Dilemmas in stress coping styles. Conclusion: .. Read More»
  

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