Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technologies In Jordan A Social Study

Abstract

A huge breakthrough in the treatment of infertility happened after the birth of Louise Brown the in 1978 the first IVF (In Vito Fertilization) in the world. This development led to the spread of ART(Assisted Reproductive Technologies) around the globe ,and ever since infertility and ART have raised a lot of attention. This study tries to discover the social context and the social motivations that may have contributed in the infertile couples’s decision to seek medical help. A questionnaire was distributed on 30 patients in two hospitals in Amman ( ALISRAA, The Specialty). The patients mean age was 33.5 years with a variety of nationalities which are all from Arabic countries. After the analysis of collected data the study found: some stigma and secrecy surrounded the patient situation, the society pressure was influential in the experience of infertility and women relatively endured a bigger burden than men in the Jordanian society.