Article: Alexithymia in infertile women

Abstract

Objective. Alexithymia was compared in women with fertility disorders and fertile women who have never been confronted with fertility problems.

Method. Self-report instruments (TAS-20 and BVAQ) were used to measure alexithymia in a group of 73 infertile women and in a comparison group of 32 fertile women. Semi-structured interviews were used to assess medical history, current and lifetime diagnosis of psychiatric disorders.

Results. Infertile women showed significantly higher rates of alexithymia than fertile women. The degree of alexithymia does not constitute a discriminating variable between unexplained infertile women and women with an organic aetiology of infertility. The ...

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