title: Helping patients through the pain of infertility.
abstract: While males and combined couple factors play a large part in infertility cases, women often carry the physical, social, and emotional burden of these diagnoses. Nurse practitioners are in a prime position to assess women at risk for infertility, initiate an investigation to identify potential etiologies, refer women to specialized centers, and provide them with ongoing care and support through this difficult period in their lives.
authors.affiliation: Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kelly-Weeder
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses'; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological