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Abstract
Introduction: Infertility is defined as the inability to achieve pregnancy after one year of unprotected intercourse. An estimated 15% of couples around the world meet this criterion and are considered infertile. Objective: An exploratory study to assess the quality of life of infertile couples at selected infertility clinics in Haryana. Design: Exploratory correlational survey design Setting: The study was conducted at selected infertility clinics i.e. MMIMSR& Hospital, Mullana, infertility clinics at district Ambala and Karnal Participants: 100 infertile couples were selected at MMIMSR& Hospital, Mullana, infertility clinics at district Ambala and district Karnal by purposive sampling technique. Measurements and tool: A standardised tool i.e. FertiQol tool was administered to collect data and an informational booklet on “Coping with Infertility” were also given to the infertile couples. Findings revealed that male partners had better quality of life than the infertile female partners in all the domains of quality of life i.e. emotional, mind/body, relational, social, and environmental and tolerability domain and there was a significant difference in the quality of life of infertile male and female partners. The correlation between the various domains of infertile male and female partners showed that the emotional domain was positively correlated to other domains (except the environmental domain in female partners). Infertility had influenced all the domains of infertile couples but it had major impact on the emotional domain. There was a significant association between levels of Fertility Quality of life scores and occupation of male partners and age, religion, type of family, age at marriage, duration of marriage, trying for conception self and with doctor’s help and number of miscarriages of female partners. Conclusion: The study concluded that the infertility affects all the domains of quality of life but it has major impact on the emotional aspect of the infertile couples hence health professionals need to include assessment of psychological symptomatology to plan more efficient interventions to infertile patients.