Investigating quality of life and health-related quality of life in infertility: a systematic review

JR Chachamovich, E Chachamovich… - Journal of …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. To review the findings on quality of life (QOL) and health-related quality of life
(HRQOL) among infertile women, men and couples. Design. Systematic review. Methods …

Alternatives to hysterectomy: the burden of fibroids and the quality of life

C Fortin, R Flyckt, T Falcone - Best practice & research Clinical obstetrics & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumor in reproductive-aged women. While the
majority of women are asymptomatic, those with symptoms may suffer from abnormal uterine …

Impact of infertility and infertility treatments on quality of life and levels of anxiety and depression in women undergoing in vitro fertilization

C Massarotti, G Gentile, C Ferreccio… - Gynecological …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This study aims to evaluate levels of anxiety and depression in women, correlated with
infertility per se and with infertility treatments, highlighting predictors of higher levels of …

An investigation of the effects of infertility on Women's quality of life: a case-control study

K Bakhtiyar, R Beiranvand, A Ardalan, F Changaee… - BMC women's …, 2019 - Springer
Background Human instinctively desire to have offspring. Infertility can cause painful
emotional experiences throughout the life mainly known as quality of life impairment. This …

Relationship between quality of life and distress in infertility: a validation study of the Dutch FertiQoL

JWM Aarts, IWH Van Empel, J Boivin… - Human …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND This study examined the relationship between emotional distress as
measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Fertility Quality of …

Quality of life and general health of infertile women

A Namdar, MM Naghizadeh, M Zamani… - Health and Quality of life …, 2017 - Springer
Background Measuring the quality of life (QOL) is a benchmark in today's world of medicine.
The aim of the present study was to determine the general health and QOL of infertile …

Differences in quality of life and emotional status between infertile women and their partners

AG Huppelschoten, A Van Dongen… - Human …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION Do the quality of life (QoL) and the risk factors for emotional problems
during and after treatment of infertile women differ from their partners? SUMMARY ANSWER …

An evaluation of the effect of infertility on marital, sexual satisfaction indices and health-related quality of life in women

S Valsangkar, T Bodhare, S Bele… - Journal of human …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: The effect of infertility on marital and sexual functioning, health-related
quality of life (QoL) and the acceptability of the treatment modalities is a poorly researched …

Predictors of fertility quality of life (FertiQoL) in infertile women: analysis of confounding factors

A Karabulut, S Özkan, N Oğuz - … Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective Infertility may adversely influence quality of life (QoL). The aim of this study was to
compare QoL in women with primary and secondary infertility, and identify factors …

Congruence of quality of life among infertile men and women: findings from a couple-based study

J Chachamovich, E Chachamovich… - Human …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND It has been consistently demonstrated that infertility is associated with
quality of life (QOL) impairments. Research to date has mostly focused on individual's …