Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

A Study of Depression in Cases of Infertility

Dr Tanvir Bakhshi, Dr Neha Goel, Dr Anupma Chopra

Abstract :

 Introduction:– Primary infertility is defined as the absence of a live birth for women who desire a child and have been in a union for at least 12

months, during which they have not used any contraceptives. Infertility may have psychological effects. Partners may become more anxious to
conceive, increasing sexual dysfunction. Women trying to conceive often have depression.
Aim:– To study the association of depression in cases of infertility.
Materials and methods:– 50 patients who were a documented cases of infertility were recruited as cases to study for depression. Also 50 controls
who were normal fertile females were taken controls. The study period was 3 months i.e. from 1st Oct 2017 to 31st Dec 2017. It as a cross sectional
study. To evaluate the infertile cases for depression, self administered questionnaire including Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was used.
Results:– By this study, it was found that the prevalence of depression was very high in the infertile females. It was 82% in the infertile females as
compared to 26% in the fertile females.
Conclusion:– Depression is more common and severe in infertile women than fertile women. Pressure from family to get pregnant is a significant
contributor to depression.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijsr  

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Dr Tanvir Bakhshi, Dr Neha Goel, Dr Anupma Chopra, A Study of Depression in Cases of Infertility, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-6 | June-2018


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