BACKGROUND In order to provide a reference for infertile men, we defined normal values of semen quality in a population of fertile men, using computer-assisted semen analysis (CASA) before and after sperm separation. Additionally, we investigated the relationship between semen quality and time to pregnancy (TTP). METHODS AND RESULTS Semen samples were obtained from 315 proven fertile men. The...

Attachment issues are viewed by many therapists as lying at the heart of couple distress. It is critical to empirically validate therapy processes that facilitate couples in responding to each other's attachment needs. This study examined enactments as a therapy process and change mechanism to promote secure attachment in couple therapy. Sixteen couples were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 experime...

This study investigated the immediate and long-term personal and professional effects of a 4-day externship training in emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT). EFT externship training uses lecture, discussion, video vignettes, live demonstrations, and role-plays to convey an attachment-based approach to working with couples. The two samples included clinicians (N = 76) who completed surveys i...

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In this article, sexual functioning is placed in the context of love as an attachment bond. Attachment theory offers the most coherent and empirically validated theory of adult love and is summarized together with the implications of this theory for the practice of couple therapy in which sexual issues are often addressed. Recent research on attachment and sexuality is outlined and a model of h...

Cognitive-behavioral couple therapy (CBCT), while empirically validated and highly efficacious, does not always have positive results for couples. One factor that may limit the efficacy of this intervention is the way in which therapists are trained to provide this type of therapy. More specifically, there is a need for therapists to gain a solid foundation in CBCT theory in order to maximize t...

Researchers and clinicians at Marquette University developed a method of Natural Family Planning (NFP) that utilizes self-monitoring of cervical mucus along with an electronic hormonal fertility monitor (EHFM) as a double check for the beginning and end of the fertile phase of the menstrual cycle. The EHFM is a hand held device that reads a threshold level of urinary metabolites of estrogen (es...

Village Family Planning, also known as Kampung KB, was formed by the Indonesian National Planning Coordinating Board (BKKBN). This study focused on KB area in Bergas Semarang that grew from ‘primary’ to ‘developing.’ Since 2018, progress is marked data increase couples carrying out family planning. In September 2020, number of fertile age (PUS) who already have two children but not participated...

BACKGROUND Infertility is one of the most difficult life experiences that a couple might encounter. Infertility as a bio-psycho-social phenomenon, could influence all aspects of life. While paying special attention to the psychological aspects of infertility in couples; many studies have investigated the non-clinical aspects of infertility, however, they rarely have evaluated the psychosocial d...

BACKGROUND Most analyses of age-related changes in fertility cannot separate effects due to reduced frequency of sexual intercourse from effects directly related to ageing. Information on intercourse collected daily through each menstrual cycle provides the data for estimating day-specific probabilities of pregnancy for specific days relative to ovulation, and these estimates allow unconfounded...