Terapia de pareja en infertilidad
- Flores Robaina, Noelia Emma
- Jenaro Río, Cristina
- Moreno Rosset, Carmen
ISSN: 0214-7823, 1886-1415
Year of publication: 2008
Issue Title: Infertilidad y psicología de la reproducción
Volume: 29
Issue: 2
Pages: 205-212
Type: Article
More publications in: Papeles del psicólogo
Abstract
Infertility may lead to a �life crisis� for infertile individuals and their partners, and the psychological consequences can have a negative impact on the relationship. In such cases, professional intervention should focus on helping the couple to cope with the diagnosis and with the problems arising in their relationship. The goal of this paper is to discuss the main issues couples may face as a consequence of infertility and to describe the psychologist�s treatment protocol for couples with relationship issues during the phases of diagnosis and treatment with assisted reproduction techniques. Finally, we briefly discuss how the psychologist can help couples who choose other procedures, such as egg donation or adoption, or who opt to discontinue the treatment.