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The Psycho-social effects of infertility on a couple : a medical social work perspective
Dissertation (MA (Medical Social Work))--University of Pretoria, 1989.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/42367 The Psycho-social effects of infertility on a couple : a medical social work perspective Du Preez, M.S.E. Laurence, Charlene Infertility on couples Treatment Psycho-social effects Medical social worker UCTD Dissertation (MA (Medical Social Work))--University of Pretoria, 1989. This research is aimed at studying and describing the psychosocial effects of infertility on couples. Infertility is a reasonably new field of specialization in Medical Social Work, with a limited amount of research findings and literature available. A definite need for research therefore exists in this field. The stages and procedures of research used in this study are firstly described, as well as the problems experienced with the study and definitions of terms used. Subsequently, infertility is described in detail to provide the necessary knowledge of and insight into the problem and also to understand what infertile couples have to endure during the whole treatment period. This includes the initial interview, the medical investigations, the causes of infertility, the treatment procedures av.ailable and the psycho-social effects of infertility. The roles, tasks, skills and knowledge of the medical social worker in a multi-professional health setting are described next, followed by a guideline for medical social workers as regards the infertile couple at an Infertility Clinic. This guideline describes the roles and tasks of the medical social worker regarding each step of the entire infertility treatment plan. Hereafter the research findings and graphical representations of this exploratory and descriptive study of the psycho-social effects of infertility on couples, are presented and discussed. The hypothesis for this study: "Infertility has various psychosocial effects on a couple" is accordingly supported. Finally the general summary, conclusions and recommendations arising from this study are provided. gm2014 Social Work and Criminology Unrestricted 2014-10-13T12:24:48Z 2014-10-13T12:24:48Z 1989-10-02 1989 Dissertation Laurence, C 1989, The Psycho-social effects of infertility on a couple : a medical social work perspective, MA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/42367> E14/4/574/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/42367 en © 1989 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Infertility on couples Treatment Psycho-social effects Medical social worker UCTD The Psycho-social effects of infertility on a couple : a medical social work perspective |
| title | The Psycho-social effects of infertility on a couple : a medical social work perspective |
| title_full | The Psycho-social effects of infertility on a couple : a medical social work perspective |
| title_fullStr | The Psycho-social effects of infertility on a couple : a medical social work perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Psycho-social effects of infertility on a couple : a medical social work perspective |
| title_short | The Psycho-social effects of infertility on a couple : a medical social work perspective |
| title_sort | psycho social effects of infertility on a couple a medical social work perspective |
| topic | Infertility on couples Treatment Psycho-social effects Medical social worker UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/42367 |