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Strategies for Counseling Infertile Couples
Author(s) -
DANILUK JUDITH C.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1991.tb01513.x
Subject(s) - infertility , fertility , intervention (counseling) , pregnancy , psychology , gynecology , psychotherapist , medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , population , genetics , environmental health , biology
Approximately one in six couples experience problems with their fertility in terms of conceiving and/or carrying a viable pregnancy to term. The infertile couple's need for counseling and support has been emphasized consistently in the literature. This article presents specific intervention strategies that may serve to reinforce the infertility experience as an opportunity for personal and marital growth.