BACKGROUND Infertility is a major medical condition that affects many married couples in sub-Saharan African and as such associated with several social meanings. This study therefore explored community's perception of childbearing and childlessness in Northern Ghana using the Upper West Region as a case study. METHODS The study was exploratory and qualitative using in-depth and key informant ...

To determine the associations of fecundity and childlessness with month of conception and to find a causal mechanism for these associations, we reanalyzed some of our previous data according to the predictions of the seasonal optimal ripening oocyte (SOptRO) and seasonal preovulatory over-ripeness ovopathy (SPrOO) hypotheses. Prime and minor SOptRO months as well as high-risk, no-risk, and very...

BACKGROUND The ELSA 85 project is a population-based study with the purpose to learn more about the "elderly elderly". The aim of this part of the ELSA 85 study is to explore the effects of childlessness on the psychological wellbeing, living situation and social support of 85-year old individuals. METHODS A postal questionnaire was sent to all (650) 85-year old men and women living in Linköp...

Despite the high prevalence of infertility in Africa, the study of reproductive health in Africa, has for the most part, not addressed the impact of involuntary childlessness on women. In contrast, the health priority has been on fertility regulation rather than on infertility. In Sub-Saharan Africa, at least 20% 50% of couples of reproductive age experience a fertility problem and 30% are diag...

Becoming a parent creates new phase in adult development where the creation of family brings meanings and relational dimensions to one’s life. For people who are involuntarily childless, however, absence children can have multifaceted impact on their everyday lives. Although extensive studies concerning childlessness been conducted, past work has tended clinical focus women's infertility fertil...

Purpose A narrative has developed in recent years to link ageing without children support needs later life. Social care long been viewed as a private, familial responsibility, whilst health is societal, public good. Childlessness framed negatively terms of increased demands on services and wider family networks. As governments tackle the issue how fund deliver an equitable sustainable long-term...

A rapid fertility decline observed in Poland since the 1990s has been accompanied by a marked increase childlessness. This may seem surprising given high value placed on parenthood country. Some evidence exists how childlessness relates to biological and situational constraints, but still relatively little is known about decision never have children made, especially among men. article contribut...

OBJECTIVE To explore the experience of undergoing unsuccessful in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment and of remaining childless 3 years after IVF in both women and men. DESIGN Qualitative-approach study. SAMPLE Ten women and nine men who had attended a public fertility clinic in Sweden. METHODS Individual qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with qualitative content anal...