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Abstract:
In the period from 1970 to 1983 sterility treatment was broken off by 218 patients of the women's clinic, Wilhelm-Pieck-University Rostock. From 103 returned questionnaires 194 individual responses were recorded suggesting that on the average more than one reason led to the decision to break off treatment. Personal problems such as unsuccessful treatment, advanced age, too high demand on time, conflicts in marriage, consumption of stimulants, and diseases (61.2%) were prevalent. Pregnancy (50.5%), adoption (20.4%), occupational problems (13.6%), and a problematic physician-patient-relationship (6.8%) were also cited. Already from the beginning of treatment these patients were not willing to cooperate, to supply necessary information and fully participate. A tendency towards a shifting of the problems could be observed. 24.3% of the patients continued seeing a gynaecologist. 15.5% asked for recommencement of sterility treatment.
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