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Objective To study the correlation between marital adjustment and personality characteristics in infertile patients. Method The Locke-Wollance marital adjustment measurement scale and Eysenck personality questionnaire(EPQ)were used among 156 patients with infertility to investigate the correlation between marital adjustment and personality characteristics in infertile patients. Results The total score on the marital adjustment was(100.7±15.5). The rate of good marital adjustment was 51.3%and the rate of marital maladjustment was 48.7%. Those with a marital time of shorter than 5 years were better at marital adjustment compared to those with more than 5 years adjustment(P<0.01). In the characteristics of personality,the items of psychoticism(P)and neuroticism(N)fell at the mode of propensity. The scores on introversion and covering were at the middle level. The groups between the marriage age of shorter than 5 years and more than 5 years were significantly different in psychoticism,introversion and extroversion and nervousness(P<0.01). The marital adjustment were negatively correlated with psychoticism and nervousness,but positively correlated with extraversion. The marriage adjnstmc-nt were positively correlated to cpsychoticism and nervousness,but postively correlated with extroversion. The marriage age was positively correlated with psychoticism and nervousness,but negatively related to extraversion and covering with statistically significant difference (P<0.01).Conclusions In the infertile patients,there are many cases of family marriage disorder. The marriage adjustment and age can affect the personality traits of infertile patients. It indicates that infertility affects the physical and mental health.
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Objective To investigate the real emotional experience of the male infertile patients.Method The clinical data of 8 male infertile patients were collected by in-depth interview and analyzed by phenomenologic analysis to investigate their real emotional experience.Result Five themes in related to their emotional experience were concluded,including denial and anxiety, pain and acceptance,shame and isolation,senses of sadness and worthlessness and sexual dysfunction.Conclusions Infertile patients have complex emotional experience deep in their heart.Therefore,the medical staff should take the initiative to understand negative emotions,give effective guidance of positive emotions and provide comprehensive social supports.