SEXUAL HEALTH PROBLEMS OF INFERTILITY: AN INTERVENTION THROUGH COUNSELLING

Ms.G.Ramanamma; Prof.R.Jayasree

Volume : VIII, Issue : VII, July - 2019

SEXUAL HEALTH PROBLEMS OF INFERTILITY: AN INTERVENTION THROUGH COUNSELLING

Ms. G. Ramanamma, Prof. R. Jayasree

Abstract :

The problem of infertility is as old as civilization itself. In our society religious, cultural and social values are always glorified fertility and a childless marriage has been considered as a great misfortune for centuries. Traditionally infertility has been regarded as a women‘s problem and woman alone was blamed for childlessness. Only in the last 20–30 years men have been included in the infertility testing and identified the male factor in the problem of infertility. The present paper is based on an empirical study carried out among the infertile couples to explore the experiences and determinants of sexual health problems in Dr. Andal’s Lakshmi Fertility Research& Laparoscopic Surgical Centre in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. The study confirmed that various counselling techniques followed by the hospital on infertile couples has an impact to reduce their stress and psychological problems in –turn helped them to conceive after treatment and successfully complete their pregnancy (one third of the couples).