Twenty-four infertile couples were interviewed prior to and 2 years after the @entity1 's reconstructive tubal operation. Their marital relationship, social and sexual life, mental health, possible solutions to the @entity249 problem and need of professional psychosocial counselling were studied. Moreover, various mental symptoms were recorded by means of a 'symptom checklist'. The personality characteristics were evaluated by the Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI). The partners feelings for each other were worsening 2 years after the operation. There was also a tendency to a deterioration in the @entity1 ' opinion about their marital relationship, but no statistically significant change could be found. The @entity1 reported deterioration of sexual life and the @entity1 experienced an increased negative influence of the @entity249 problem on the marital relationship. The negative emotional and social effects of @entity249 were pronounced both before and 2 years after the surgical treatment. The @entity1 ' personality characteristics as regards @entity663 and extroversion had not changed. Most of the infertile couples found it difficult to work on their own towards a solution to the crisis of @entity249 during the 2 years following the surgical treatment.

The psychosocial impact of XXXX two years after completed surgical treatment.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'women', 'woman', 'men'] @entity249 :: ('MESH:D007246', 'Disease') :: ['infertility'] @entity663 :: ('MESH:C564323', 'Disease') :: ['neuroticism']
@entity249 :: (MESH:D007246,Disease) :: ['infertility']
