Identifying Experiences and Hopelessness Levels of Women Receiving Infertility Treatment: A Mixed Method Study

Abstract

The research aimed to identify experiences and hopelessness levels of women receiving infertility treatment. The quantitative sample included 276 women receiving infertility treatment at a university hospital and structured interviews were done with 20 women in qualitative dimension. It was identified that socio-demographic factors, knowledge about infertility treatment, alternative treatment tendencies and use of plant cures affected hopelessness levels (p<.05). Four themes were found in the qualitative dimension about infertility and treatment process It was seen that Turkish women did not have sufficient knowledge about the process of infertility and treatment and had a high level of hopelessness.

Keywords:

• Infertility
• women
• hopelessness
• experience
• Turkey

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the women who participated in the study.

Note

This research was presented as a summary and oral presentation at the following congress: 4rd International Medicine and Health Sciences Researches Congress.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.