2006年03月 19-6 台灣女性的不孕經驗:關係的觀點

林旖旎  蔡永杰                康介乙
清華大學教育學程中心、諮商中心 奇美醫學中心婦產科生殖醫學中心
 
本研究由關係的觀點,描述台灣女性於不孕診斷確立後,因不孕症影響其人生各層面關係的經驗,包括與自我、配偶、家庭、家族、朋友與他人、和社會文化的關係互動經驗。十三位女性參與者平均年齡為32.46 歲,均為原發性不孕症患者,平均結婚6.38 年,且曾在台灣南部一家醫學中心的不孕症治療中心接受治療,已完成至少一次不孕療程,平均接受不孕醫療的時間約4.27 年。本研究採取現象學質化分析的方法,進行深度訪談與資料分析。研究發現女性關係連結為網狀多層面交互連結,負面情緒、同理性與相互性影響關係連結情況。台灣不孕女性的關係連結與社會文化特色密切相關,女性因不孕經歷各種層面的關係變化,經歷關係的急性失連與慢性失連的情況,並掙扎於各層面關係的重新建立。而時間點、不孕診斷與治療情況及個人接受程度影響關係連結的轉化歷程。作者最後探討相關實務、研究、與教育訓練的議題。

關鍵字
不孕女性、關係

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