HEALTH OF WOMAN. 2017.2(118):118–121; doi 10.15574/HW.2017.118.118

Korniyenko S. M. 
SI «Institute of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, NAMS of Ukraine», Kiev

Research has shown that infertile women are less satisfied with their lives than fertile women, as their mental, communicative, sexual and emotional well-being is undergoing a number of changes, especially in the late reproductive period when the proportion increases anxiety and depressive disorders.

The objective: сompare the quality of life parameters in infertile and fertile women of late reproductive age with endometrial pathology.

Patients and methods. The study included 237 women 35–44 years with different clinical forms of endometrial pathology. A questionnaire health SF-36 is used for studying the quality of life.

Results. The study of quality of life showed that patients with infertility compared with fertile women significantly higher assessed and psychological (p<0.008) and the physical component of their health (p<0.02), showed the greatest difference in emotional functioning (p<0.002). It was revealed that the longer the sterility, the worse the patients rated their physical functioning (с=-0.32, p<0.001) and mental health (с=-0.25, p<0.02), and the higher their overall health satisfaction (с=0.28, p<0.004).A subjective satisfaction with the physical and mental state is assessed. It was found that the age lowers the quality of life assessment more than a period of infertility. According to data obtained in the study of quality of life does not depend from infertility factors, but is largely determined by the presence of children.

Conclusions. It is concluded that the quality of life of secondary infertile women closest to the profile of fertile women; patient late reproductive age with infertility and endometrial pathology more satisfied with their lives than fertile women with endometrial pathology similar age.

Key words: endometrial pathology, late reproductive period, infertility, quality of life.

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