ArticlePloS one2021
Experiences of women undergoing assisted reproductive technology in Ghana: A qualitative analysis of their experiences.
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- Systematic review of challenges and prospective recommendations of medically assisted reproductive technology in developing countries.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2025Pooled it
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- Religion's role in managing infertility in Ghana: views from obstetricians and gynaecologists - a qualitative study.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Silent struggles and stigmatised lives: a qualitative study among infertile married women in Kpandai District, Ghana.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Barriers to assisted reproductive technology (ART) services in Ghana: a countrywide cross-sectional quantitative survey of fertility health workers and women with infertility.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Perspectives on fertility preservation among women living with breast cancer in Ghana.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- A mixed-methods study on negative psychological states of infertile women undergoing assisted reproductive treatment.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward assisted reproductive technology and painless egg retrieval among infertile women in the northwest region of China.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- 'It's like donating blood': Ghanaian university students' knowledge and attitudes towards egg and sperm donation.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Nurturing Hope: Reproductive Outcomes with Sinosomatics following Unsuccessful in vitro Fertilization Attempts.Complementary medicine research · 2024Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice of embryo transfer among women who underwentFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024Article
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- Experiences of infertile women pursuing treatment in Kenya: a qualitative study.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- Psychological Distress, Dyadic Coping, and Quality of Life in Infertile Clients Undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology in China: A Single-Center, Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2022Article
- The Infertility-Related Stress Scale: Validation of a Brazilian-Portuguese Version and Measurement Invariance Across Brazil and Italy.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe study aimed to explore the experiences of women undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technologies namely; Invitro Fertilization and Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection at the Finney Hospital and Fertility Centre, New Bortianor, Ghana.
methodA qualitative research design was employed to analyse and describe the experiences of the women seeking Assisted Reproductive Technologies. A total of 32 women were invited to take part in the interview, 15 of them accepted the invitation. However, saturation was reached before all interviews had been complete.
resultsThree themes emerged from the study: the women's experiences, challenges and the roles and contributions of significant others. The women were anxious, stressed-up, exhausted and financially burdened. Spouses and health professionals played significant roles by providing social, emotional and financial support for these women. Significant others such as spouses and close relatives were supportive and provided encouragement to the women.
conclusionThe experiences of women undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technologies are multi-dimensional. Thus, psychosocial interventions as part of ART services with health insurance cover may be client-centered and more appropriate for these group of women.
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