title: The psychological adjustment of women experiencing infertility.
abstract: A comparison of 53 infertile women and 24 mothers who now experienced infertility revealed that infertile women reported less satisfaction with their lives as a whole. In contrast to mothers they rated life as less interesting, less rewarding, emptier, more lonely and they were less content.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Callan
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Hennessey
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012649:Self Concept