Emotional responses to infertility. Nursing interventions.
Couples and individuals vary in their responses to the infertility experience. The specific emotional stages that couples and individuals pass through as they cope with their infertility are discussed. Appropriate nursing interventions are suggested for each specific stage.
D000786:Anger; D003376:Counseling; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D003863:Depression; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012934:Social Isolation