ArticleBMC women's health2023
Lived experiences and coping strategies of persons seeking infertility treatment in the Kumasi metropolis: a descriptive phenomenological study.
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- Experience of infertility-related stigma in Africa: a systematic review and mixed methods meta-synthesis.International health · 2025Pooled it
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- Coping outcomes among women living with infertility in Kumasi, Ghana: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Silent struggles and stigmatised lives: a qualitative study among infertile married women in Kpandai District, Ghana.BMJ public health · 2026Article
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- 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
- "Spirituality as a Coping Strategy for Infertility": A Scoping Review.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- "Living with Silence and Shame": A Meta-Synthesis of Women's Lived Experiences of Infertility-Related Stigma.International journal of women's health · 2025Review
- Coping strategies of Ghanaian couples after unsuccessful infertility treatment: An exploratory qualitative study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Explaining the Phenomenon of Therapeutic Deadlock in Infertile Women: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study.Obstetrics and gynecology international · 2025Article
- A Qualitative Study of the Emotional and Decision-Making Experiences of Mothers Whose Daughter Undergoes Assisted Reproductive Technology with Donor Sperm.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
- Depression, anxiety, stress, and coping among men with infertility seeking treatment at a tertiary care hospital in South India: A mixed-method study.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Design and psychometric evaluation of the collaborative coping with infertility questionnaire in candidate of assisted reproductive techniques.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundWomen seeking fertility treatment face myriad challenges that they must adapt and adjust to daily. This aimed at exploring the experiences and coping strategies of such persons in the Kumasi. Metropolis.
methodsA qualitative approach was employed and a purposive sampling technique was used to select 19 participants. A semi-structured interview was used to collect data. The data collected were analyzed using Colaizzi's method of data analysis.
resultsPersons living with infertility had emotional experiences of anxiety, stress, and depression. Socially, participants experienced isolation, stigma, societal pressure, and marital problems due to their inability to conceive. The key coping strategies adopted were spiritual (faith-based) and social support. Though formal child adoption can be an option, no participant preferred it as a coping strategy. Some participants also reported using herbal medicine before going to the fertility centre upon realizing that the approach was not helping in achieving their desired outcome.
conclusionInfertility is a source of suffering for most women diagnosed with it, resulting in significant negative experiences in their matrimonial homes, families, friends, and the community at large. Most participants rely on spiritual and social support as their immediate and basic coping strategies. Future research could evaluate the treatment and coping strategies and also determine the outcomes of other forms of treatment for infertility.
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