Psychological Manifestations of Infertility

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Poonam Devi and Sanjay Kumar (Department of Applied Psychology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana)

Infertility has a significant effect on a woman’s mental health as well as on her overall well-being. Motherhood is one of the most excitable experiences in every woman’s life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of infertility on mental health of infertile women. The sample was collected from 100 infertile and 100 fertile women. Beck Depression Inventory and Rosenberg Self-esteem Inventory were administered to assess the Depression and Self-esteem levels respectively. Results revealed that infertile women scored higher on Depression than fertile women and lower on Self-esteem than fertile women. Self-esteem is an important variable which is required to be enhanced during counselling for women with infertility.