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Boudreau G, Brassard A, Beaulieu N, Audet A, Péloquin K. Attachment and Sexual Functioning in Couples Seeking Fertility Treatment: The Role of Infertility-Specific Coping Strategies. JOURNAL OF SEX & MARITAL THERAPY 2024; 50:395-412. [PMID: 38254305 DOI: 10.1080/0092623x.2024.2302019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
Abstract
Couples facing infertility often experience sexual difficulties. Yet, little is known about the factors associated with these difficulties. We examined whether infertility-related coping strategies explain the associations between attachment insecurities (anxiety, avoidance) and sexual function and satisfaction in 97 couples seeking fertility treatment. Anxiety was associated with one's lower sexual satisfaction and function via self-neglect coping strategies. Anxiety was also associated with the partner's lower sexual satisfaction via self-blame coping. Avoidance was associated with lower partner support-seeking and sexual satisfaction. These findings support the roles of attachment and coping in the experience of sexual difficulties among couples seeking fertility treatment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gabrielle Boudreau
- Department of Psychology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Nam CS, Campbell KJ, Acquati C, Bole R, Adler A, Collins DJ, Collins E, Samplaski M, Anderson-Bialis J, Andino JJ, Asafu-Adjei D, Gaskins AJ, Bortoletto P, Vij SC, Orwig KE, Lundy SD. Deafening Silence of Male Infertility. Urology 2023; 182:111-124. [PMID: 37778476 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2023.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
Abstract
Think about 6 loved ones of reproductive age in your life. Now imagine that 1 of these 6 individuals is suffering from infertility. Perhaps they feel alone and isolated, unable to discuss their heartbreak with their closest friends, family, and support network. Suffering in silence. In this editorial, we discuss the infertility journey through the lens of the patients, the providers, and the scientists who struggle with infertility each and every day. Our goal is to open a dialogue surrounding infertility, with an emphasis on dismantling the longstanding societal barriers to acknowledging male infertility as a disease. Through education, communication, compassion, and advocacy, together we can all begin to break the deafening silence of male infertility.
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Affiliation(s)
- Catherine S Nam
- Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, TX; Department of Clinical Sciences, Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, University of Houston, Houston, TX; Department of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Urology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Urology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Urology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Urology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Urology, Department of Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Boston IVF, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
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