PSYCHOLOGICAL-ASPECTS IN THE THERAPY OF THE ANDROLOGICAL STERILITY FACTOR WITH REGARD TO THE UNFULFILLED WISH FOR A CHILD

Aside from knowledge of the respective causes in women and men, the th erapy of couples with unfulfilled wish for a child requires the patien ts' willingness to submit to treatment. From a psychological point of view, the extent of the suffering is focused on, to be presupposition of the patients' compliance. Results from various research groups sugg est that men tend to portray themselves as being especially unstressed . In the following report, considerations about the consequences to th e doctor-patient relationships in andrology will be depicted. Among ot her things, the problematic relationship between the men affected and their fathers will be discussed as a possible cause of the self images of these men.