Infertility refers to people who have normal sexual life and have not used contraception for one to two years but have not yet conceived or failed to give birth, and its incidence is obviously on the rise. According to a survey conducted by the World Health Organization in 33 centers in 25 countries in the late 1980s, infertility affects about 5% to 8% of couples in developed countries, and the prevalence of infertility in some areas of developing countries can be as high as 30%. The number of infertility patients in the world is about 80-110 million. The number of infertility patients in the world is about 80-110 million, and in China it is about 6-15%. The increasing trend of infertility incidence may be related to late marriage and late childbearing, abortion, sexually transmitted diseases and so on. Although infertility is not a fatal disease, it not only has a serious impact on the patient’s physical and mental health, but also brings a series of social problems such as the breakup of couples’ relationship, family disharmony and divorce. For most infertile couples, infertility is one of the most stressful events in their lives, making them prone to emotional instability and mental stress. Therefore, infertility is not only a disease, but also a psychological trauma. At present, in the process of infertility diagnosis and treatment, the attention to the psychological problems of the patient and couple has been paid great attention. The source of psychological stress for infertile couples The creation of life is a great and complex process, but it should also be the innate ability of every human being. When a couple gets married, they are naturally faced with the problem of having children, who will be a part of their lives in the future. Fertility should be the subjective desire of the couple. But for infertile couples this active choice is taken away. Therefore, infertility patients usually harbor many complex psychological characteristics and heavy psychological pressure. This psychological pressure has the following sources: 1. Self-pressure: from their own fertility requirements. Some couples, once lifted the contraception, will be eager to get pregnant, eager to have their own children, and which month to get pregnant, which month to give birth to a pig belonging to the Horse and other issues for a detailed plan, and prepared a variety of childcare facilities, to friends and relatives also widely informed. Once they fail to achieve their goal, they are disappointed, frustrated and anxious, and at the same time, they doubt whether they as a normal person have the fertility of normal people. For example, some couples embark on the “difficult journey” of actively treating infertility three to four months after the release of contraception. To put it nicely, it is called “active treatment”; to put it badly, it is called looking for a disease without a disease. 2, friends and family and the environment may come from around the relatives, friends, coworkers care, sympathy, or contempt. In our country, the idea of succession is still deeply rooted in people’s hearts, especially in rural and more remote areas. This puts a lot of pressure on infertile patients. The excessive concern of both parents is also an important factor that causes psychological pressure on infertile couples. 3, their own ability to withstand the patient’s own disease of limited psychological ability is also a source of psychological pressure. The duration of infertility, the different causes of the disease, the process of seeking medical treatment, as well as the social and cultural background of the patient’s own family will affect the pressure borne by the patient. Studies have concluded that patients with ovulation disorders show more intense feelings of stress and fear than those with tubal causes. The lower the literacy level of the patient’s family members, the higher the stress experienced by the patient, and the expectations of the treatment process are more likely to cause psychological stress. For example, during the two weeks after embryo transfer when patients undergoing IVF treatment are waiting for the results, many of them admit to being very nervous, even to the extent of interfering with their sleep and diet. Once the treatment fails, they are immediately plunged into an emotional low, pessimistic and hopeless, and cannot extricate themselves. Common Psychosocial Characteristics of Infertile Patients 1. Sense of Isolation Infertility is always an embarrassing topic for patient couples. After being diagnosed with infertility, they usually choose the strategy of keeping it secret and avoiding talking about it, trying to get rid of social activities in order to reduce interpersonal interactions, and avoiding the people and things that cause them pain, so they are prone to a sense of isolation. 2, fear After a series of treatments and failures, the patient’s feelings are obviously suppressed, and behind the suppression at the same time lurks a strong sense of fear. Fear of going to the hospital, fear of seeing the doctor, fear of examination, fear of starting a new course of treatment, fear of facing another failure. 3, the way to deal with radical Infertility patients often express their feelings in a more radical way, the understanding of their own condition is not rational enough. No one would expect that they would get infertility, so the first feeling is unexpected and they cannot accept this fact. So they take the attitude of denial to self-defense, self-deception, to other people’s concern, help to take the attitude of extreme aversion, unable to accept the doctor and the people around them on the objective evaluation of their condition. 4.Depression The indifference and accusation of family and spouse, many times of infertility examination, attempted treatment, and many times of treatment failure make the patients show irrationality to their own body and destiny, and these patients often become resentful, depressed and disappointed, and even begin to deny everything about themselves. 5, the psychology of guilt in the infertility examination and treatment process, women often bear the brunt, often by the spouse’s accusations, resulting in a strong sense of guilt, that infertility is a kind of punishment for their own, and even be considered not a real woman. This is also the case in certain male patients, who may thus doubt their manhood and develop strong feelings of guilt towards their wives. Psychological treatment for infertile patients Due to the unique psychosocial characteristics of this patient group, many relevant medical institutions have actively recommended and implemented psychological counseling or psychotherapy for patients. On the one hand, it relieves patients’ stress, improves their psychological tolerance to setbacks, provides coping skills to alleviate emotional reactions, and improves the quality of family and social life; on the other hand, it provides infertile couples with adequate information, medical counseling, and guidance on the consultation process, with the aim of creating more chances for infertile patients to conceive successfully. It also appeals to all sectors of the society to change secular concepts, respect and sympathize with infertile women, help them regain self-esteem, reduce their psychological pressure, avoid and minimize stressful changes and endocrine disorders caused by intense emotional fluctuations and psychological pressure, so that the patients will be in a good state of mind and actively cooperate with the treatment, which will effectively increase the success rate of infertility patients’ pregnancy. At present, there are various forms of psychological counseling or psychological treatment for infertility patients, including psychological expert clinics, creating columns in newspapers and magazines, organizing mutual help clubs for patients, and providing relevant consulting information on the phone or on the Internet. Moreover, for each patient, different ways of psychological treatment are considered according to different personality characteristics, social background, causes of disease and different treatment periods. In our country, not enough has been done in the area of psychological counseling or psychotherapy, the lack of professionals, the busyness of clinical work, it is difficult to have the time and energy to focus on the patient’s psychological and emotional changes. Nevertheless, we are trying our best. Hospitals address the psychological and emotional problems of infertile patients by improving service attitudes, enhancing doctor-patient communication, providing medical counseling, guiding consultation procedures, providing humanistic care, and improving medical quality. Psychological self-help is to maintain a good state of mind positive attitude. Self-adjustment, communication between husband and wife, confiding in friends, communication between doctors and patients, and contact between patients and friends are all good ways to adjust the mindset