Infertility and Involuntary Childlessness: The Transition to Nonparenthood

While the to has now received considerable attention from social scientists, the to nonparenthood experienced by infertile couples who are involuntarily childless has received little consideration. This article provides a theoretical framework for understanding the reality reconstructions, identity transformations, and role readjustments that must be made by involuntarily childless couples who are unable to make the transition to parenthood as they had anticipated.