Psychogenic factors in some genetic and non-genetic forms of infertility
Singh, J.R.; Neki, J.S.
International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics the Official Organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 20(2): 119-123
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0020-7292 PMID: 6125430 DOI: 10.1016/0020-7292(82)90022-4Document Number: 409455
Five categories of patients with different genetic and non-genetic forms of infertility and 3 categories of similarly affected, but potentially fertile, clinically normal individuals were studied. The Eysenck's Personality Inventory (1964), Ryle's Martial Patterns Test (1966) and Leckie and Withers' Inventory for Depressive Illness (1967) were used to determine the role played by psychogenic factors causing infertility. No significant quantitative or qualitative differences were observed in the various groups studied. The psychogenic disturbances present in these individuals appear to be the result of the effect of persisting infertilty rather than the cause of it.