Abstract

IZZEDIN-BOUQUET DE DURAN, Romina. Reproductive Psychology: From Infertility to Assisted Fertilization. Rev Cient Cienc Méd [online]. 2011, vol.14, n.2, pp. 31-34. ISSN 1817-7433.

Infertility and assited reproduction techniques are central topics of Reproductive Psychology because they can lead to emotional and psychological disorders, frustration and a lot of stress. Most of the time, the psychological impact of fertility treatments is negative and the psychological orientation and/or interventions show positive results that can regulate the emocional imbalance in the infertile couples.The current article suggests thinking about the importance of the psychologist presence in the human reproduction unit; being the aim of the document to emphasize the need of infertility s interdisciplinary work.

Keywords : Psychology; Infertility; Reproductive techniques; Psychological adaptation.