ArticleBMC women's health2014
Relationship satisfaction in lesbian and heterosexual couples before and after assisted reproduction: a longitudinal follow-up study.
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- Lesbian and bisexual women's likelihood of becoming pregnant: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2017Pooled it
- Depression and Anxiety Outcomes Associated with Failed Assisted Reproductive Technologies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.PloS one · 2016Pooled it
- LGBTQ+ Couples' Sexual Health Experiences During Pregnancy and Postpartum: A Qualitative Survey Study.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2026Article
- Relationship status among lesbian and heterosexual couples 8-10 years after undergoing assisted reproductive treatment in Sweden.Upsala journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Antenatal predictors of postnatal maternal attachment and competence after assisted conception-a prospective cohort study in South India.Archives of women's mental health · 2023Article
- Same-sex mothers' experiences of equal treatment, parenting stress and disclosure to offspring: a population-based study of parenthood following identity-release sperm donation.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2022Article
- Psychosocial aspects of identity-release gamete donation - perspectives of donors, recipients, and offspring.Upsala journal of medical sciences · 2020Review
- Are There Differences in Marital-Role Quality between Women and Their Male Partners Who Conceived Via IVF and Those Who Did Not?Journal of best practices in health professions diversity : research, education and policy · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundMore and more lesbian couples are planning parenthood through donor insemination and IVF and the number of planned lesbian families is growing in Sweden and other western countries. Research has shown that lesbian couples report as much overall satisfaction in their relationships as do heterosexual couples. However, although parenthood is highly desired, many parents are unaware of the demands of parenthood and the strain on their relationship that the arrival of the baby might bring. The aim of this study was to compare lesbian and heterosexual couples' perceptions of relationship satisfaction at a three-year follow up after assisted reproduction.
methodsThe present study is a part of the Swedish study on gamete donation, a prospective longitudinal cohort study. The present study constitutes a three-year follow up assessment of lesbian and heterosexual couples after assisted reproduction. Participants requesting assisted reproduction at all fertility clinics performing gamete donation in Sweden, were recruited consecutively during 2005-2008. A total of 114 lesbian women (57 treated women and 57 partners) and 126 heterosexual women and men (63 women and 63 men) participated. Participants responded to the ENRICH inventory at two time points during 2005-2011; at the commencement of treatment (time point 1) and about three years after treatment termination (time point 3). To evaluate the bivariate relationships between the groups (heterosexual and lesbian) and socio-demographic factors Pearson's Chi- square test was used. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used for testing of normality, Mann-Whitney U- test to examine differences in ENRICH between the groups and paired samples t-test to examine scores over time.
resultsLesbian couples reported higher relationship satisfaction than heterosexual couples, however the heterosexual couples satisfaction with relationship quality was not low. Both lesbian and heterosexual couples would be classified accordingly to ENRICH-typology as vitalized or harmonious couples.
conclusionsAt a follow-up after assisted reproduction with donated sperm, lesbian couples reported stable relationships and a high satisfaction with their relationships, even when treatment was unsuccessful.
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