Table 2 Quality of life
Questions1 | All women | Primary/Secondary infertility | All women | Subgroup: primary infertility | Subgroup: secondary infertility | Subgroup: still birth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of participants | n=25 | n=18/4 | n=25 | n=18 | n=4 | n=3 |
% agree 2 | % agree 2 | mean (SD) 3 | mean (SD) 3 | mean (SD) 3 | mean (SD) 3 | |
Not having been able to mother a child is distressing to me. | 76 | 83/50 | 3.8 (1.1) | 4.0 (1.1) | 3.0 (1.4) | 3.7(0.6) |
I feel guilty for having let my partner down. | 48 | 50/50 | 3.0 (1.4) | 2.9 (1.5) | 2.8 (1.5) | 3.3(0.6) |
I feel hurt when others make remarks about our childlessness. | 48 | 45/50 | 3.1 (1.1) | 3.2 (1.1) | 2.8 (1.5) | 3.3 (1.2) |
I feel like a failure because of our problems conceiving. | 48 | 50/25 | 2.8 (1.5) | 2.9 (1.5) | 2.0 (1.4) | 3.7 (0.6) |
My partner and I have less sex when I am not ovulating. | 44 | 50/25 | 3.0 (1.4) | 3.2 (1.4) | 2.5 (1.3) | 2.3 (1.5) |
I feel under pressure when I am ovulating. | 40 | 45/25 | 3.1 (1.2) | 3.2 (1.4) | 2.8 (1.7) | 3.0 (1.0) |
I feel down. | 48 | 33/75 | 3.0 (1.1) | 2.9 (1.1) | 3.3 (1.5) | 3.3 (1.2) |
My life revolves around trying to have children. | 36 | 39/67 | 2.8 (1.2) | 3.0 (1.3) | 1.8 (0.5) | 3.3 (1.2) |
I feel less satisfied after sex than I used to before we were trying to conceive. | 40 | 39/50 | 2.6 (1.3) | 2.7 (1.3) | 2.8 (1.5) | 2.3 (1.5) |
I consider infertility a personal shortcoming. | 36 | 39/- | 2.8 (1.4) | 2.8 (1.4) | 1.8 (1.0) | 4.0 (1.0) |
I feel upset when I see a baby pusher/stroller. | 36 | 33/25 | 2.7 (1.3) | 2.6 (1.4) | 2.5 (1.7) | 3.7 (0.6) |
Planning of our future has been hindered by our difficulties conceiving. | 28 | 33/- | 2.6 (1.4) | 2.8 (1.5) | 1.5 (0.6) | 2.7 (1.2) |