Review

INVOLUNTARY CHILDLESSNESS: FEMALE INFERTILITY AND STIGMA

Volume: 4 Number: 1 April 30, 2024
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INVOLUNTARY CHILDLESSNESS: FEMALE INFERTILITY AND STIGMA

Abstract

In couples diagnosed with infertility and experiencing involuntary childlessness, women experience more stigma. Men's fertility is often linked to the quality of their sperm, while women's fertility is linked to many components such as reproductive organs, hormones, and psychosocial environment; causes women to be stigmatized more than men. The stigma of not giving birth and the associated social pressures negatively affect all aspects of women's lives and well-being. Stigmatization for the woman who could not have a child even if she wanted to; it brings with it many problems such as exclusion, social isolation, violence, abandonment, polygamy, psychological problems and treatment refusal. The purpose of this review; it aims to be a professional guide to the health of women with infertility problems by providing information about the permanence of women, the factors that cause them to be permanent, the experiences and solution suggestions.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Obstetrics and Gynocology Nursing

Journal Section

Review

Publication Date

April 30, 2024

Submission Date

July 5, 2023

Acceptance Date

February 26, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 4 Number: 1

APA
Senim, S., & Gül, S. (2024). INVOLUNTARY CHILDLESSNESS: FEMALE INFERTILITY AND STIGMA. Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 4(1), 58-66. https://izlik.org/JA98CF35XH
AMA
1.Senim S, Gül S. INVOLUNTARY CHILDLESSNESS: FEMALE INFERTILITY AND STIGMA. Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2024;4(1):58-66. https://izlik.org/JA98CF35XH
Chicago
Senim, Sümeyya, and Sidar Gül. 2024. “INVOLUNTARY CHILDLESSNESS: FEMALE INFERTILITY AND STIGMA”. Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 4 (1): 58-66. https://izlik.org/JA98CF35XH.
EndNote
Senim S, Gül S (April 1, 2024) INVOLUNTARY CHILDLESSNESS: FEMALE INFERTILITY AND STIGMA. Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 4 1 58–66.
IEEE
[1]S. Senim and S. Gül, “INVOLUNTARY CHILDLESSNESS: FEMALE INFERTILITY AND STIGMA”, Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 58–66, Apr. 2024, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA98CF35XH
ISNAD
Senim, Sümeyya - Gül, Sidar. “INVOLUNTARY CHILDLESSNESS: FEMALE INFERTILITY AND STIGMA”. Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 4/1 (April 1, 2024): 58-66. https://izlik.org/JA98CF35XH.
JAMA
1.Senim S, Gül S. INVOLUNTARY CHILDLESSNESS: FEMALE INFERTILITY AND STIGMA. Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2024;4:58–66.
MLA
Senim, Sümeyya, and Sidar Gül. “INVOLUNTARY CHILDLESSNESS: FEMALE INFERTILITY AND STIGMA”. Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 4, no. 1, Apr. 2024, pp. 58-66, https://izlik.org/JA98CF35XH.
Vancouver
1.Sümeyya Senim, Sidar Gül. INVOLUNTARY CHILDLESSNESS: FEMALE INFERTILITY AND STIGMA. Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi [Internet]. 2024 Apr. 1;4(1):58-66. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA98CF35XH