When Treatment Fails
The Transition to Biological Childlessness for Infertile Women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11658643 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Judith C Daniluk (University of British Columbia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 81-98 |
| Publication date | 1996-05-19 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women & Therapy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0270-3149 • E-ISSN: 1541-0315 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j015v19n02_07 |
| OpenAlex | W1493727254 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
One in six women experience infertility and of those who seek medical intervention approximately 50% are unsuccessful in their attempts to conceive. While some research is now available addressing the transition to parenthood following successful infertility treatment, there is little known about how infertile women come to terms with their experience of involuntary childlessness. Based on in-depth interviews with 37 women who recently abandoned their efforts to bear a child, nine common phenomenological themes are identified that characterize the experiences and needs of these infertile women as they begin to negotiate the transition to biological childlessness and reconstruct their lives
Childlessness · Epistemology · Fertility · Infertility · Intervention (counseling · Negotiation · Phenomenological method · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Social science · Sociology · Child Welfare and Adoption · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Medicine · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1999 - 2008 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |