Infertility Problems and Sexual Function

Difficulties becoming pregnant can have a very negative effect on the well-being of the individual and the durability of the relationship.

Couples that cannot become pregnant after numerous tries are feeling discouraged and the tendency to blame themselves or their partner has detrimental effects on the relationship.

Once a couple decides to seek treatment for their infertility problem the stress of the wanted pregnancy is accentuated by the financial burden of this procedure and the uncertainty of the results.

Unfortunately, stress has a negative effect of the likelihood that the infertility treatment will succeed. Thus, couples are left in a bind because they are stressed and know that feeling stressed is going to make things worst. Soon intimate activities become a scheduled and dreaded experience anticipated with much fear, resentment, and anxiety.

How can a couple navigate these difficult moments without risking to dissolve before the much anticipated pregnancy is achieved? What can a couple do to reduce their anxiety and therefore increase the likelihood that the infertility treatment will succeed? These and other questions are the focus of the research project conducted in association with Dr. Sandra Leiblum at the Robert Wood Johnson Laboratory. The research study will focus on a cognitive-behavioral intervention to ameliorate stress and anxiety in couples receiving treatment.

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