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To compare anxiety, depression, and fertility-related quality of life between women and men in infertile couples and examine the association between psychological distress and quality of life.

August 15, 2026Journal of Clinical MedicineOpen Access

Gender Differences in Anxiety, Depression, and Fertility-Related Quality of Life Among Infertile Couples: A Cross-Sectional Study

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HDHatice Yılmaz DoğruMersin Üniversitesi CTCuma TaşınMersin Üniversitesi

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Cross-sectional study reveals higher anxiety and lower fertility quality of life in women than men, highlighting the need for routine psychosocial care in infertility.

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To compare anxiety, depression, and fertility-related quality of life between women and men in infertile couples and examine the association between psychological distress and quality of life.
Cross-sectional study of N=75 infertile women and their male partners attending a Reproductive Health and Infertility Outpatient Clinic.
Evaluated anxiety, depressive symptoms, and fertility-specific quality of life using the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), and Fertility Quality of Life (FertiQoL) questionnaire.
Females experienced significantly higher total anxiety scores (10.44 ± 10.04 vs. 6.18 ± 7.86, p = 0.004) and higher affective depressive symptom scores (3.21 ± 3.05 vs. 2.20 ± 2.70, p = 0.033) compared to males.
Males reported significantly higher overall FertiQoL scores than females (54.61 ± 4.79 vs. 52.42 ± 6.39, p = 0.019).
Increased depression scores were significantly associated with lower fertility-related quality of life among male partners (r = −0.463, p < 0.001).

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Doğru et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8019fe75c2e31742c864fc https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm15166271

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Cross-sectional study reveals higher anxiety and lower fertility quality of life in women than men, highlighting the need for routine psychosocial care in infertility.

Gender Differences in Anxiety, Depression, and Fertility-Related Quality of Life Among Infertile Couples: A Cross-Sectional Study

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