SOCIO PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES FACED BY WOMEN: A CASE STUDY OF INFERTILITY

Fertility is the natural capability to produce offspring. The inability to conceive and reproduce is termed as infertility. There are various factors leading to infertility like age, disease or the structure of the reproductive system. Infertility is a serious issue that is treated as a taboo thus has various social-psychological consequences. The data was collected from a sample of 40 respondent selected by snowball sampling using a semi-structured questionnaire from Rawalpindi city. The research was conducted over period of two month. The findings of the study revealed that infertile people face many difficulties when it comes to marital life. The family and society overall treated the infertile as a taboo; revolting and repellent excluding them from all social and cultural activities including decision making at familial level and participation in any cultural festivals. The exclusion thus made the infertile face serious psychological issues like depression, anxiety, guilt and dissatisfaction.