The Evaluation of Methods Used to Cope with Infertility Stress of Infertile Couples in Turkey

The present study was planned to evaluate the methods used to cope with the stress experienced by couples having infertility treatment in Turkey. The study was conducted a cross-sectional and descriptive type of study carried out with 412 participants (206 married couples) having infertility treatment in Turkey. In the collection of the data, Descriptive Information Form, The Copenhagen Multi-centre Psychosocial Infertility Fertility Problem Stress Scales and Coping Strategy Scales were used. According to the results collected by infertility stress scale, stress in personal domain was higher in women than men (p0.05). It was determined that women used the active-avoidance, active-confronting and passive-avoidance coping methods more than men (p0.05). Women experience more stress and use more coping method in than men.