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The experience and meaning of infertility for biologically childless infertile men Webb, Russell E.
Abstract
A qualitative phenomenological paradigm was used to explore the experience of male factor infertility for childless men. Six men were recruited; three from Vancouver, B.C. and three from Regina, Saskatchewan. The men described their experience of infertility within an individual, in-depth, audiotaped interview. Eight common themes were extrapolated from an analysis of the data. The results indicated that the mens’ experience of male factor infertility included all of the following: (1) intense grief and loss, (2) a sense of powerlessness and loss of control, (3) feelings of inadequacy, (4) betrayal, (5) isolation, (6) a sense of threat or foreboding, (7) a need to overcome or survive, and (8) a need for positive reconstruction of the situation and of the self, whereby, the men found new and positive meanings (or purposes) for an experience that originally seemed meaningless and painful.
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The experience and meaning of infertility for biologically childless infertile men
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University of British Columbia
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1994
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A qualitative phenomenological paradigm was used to explore the experience of
male factor infertility for childless men. Six men were recruited; three from
Vancouver, B.C. and three from Regina, Saskatchewan. The men described their
experience of infertility within an individual, in-depth, audiotaped interview. Eight
common themes were extrapolated from an analysis of the data.
The results indicated that the mens’ experience of male factor infertility
included all of the following: (1) intense grief and loss, (2) a sense of powerlessness
and loss of control, (3) feelings of inadequacy, (4) betrayal, (5) isolation, (6) a sense
of threat or foreboding, (7) a need to overcome or survive, and (8) a need for positive
reconstruction of the situation and of the self, whereby, the men found new and
positive meanings (or purposes) for an experience that originally seemed meaningless
and painful.
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eng
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2009-02-26
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0054084
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University of British Columbia
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1994-05
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Graduate
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