Qualitative Study of Iranian Infertile Females

Background: infertility is a complex phenomenon, which threatens everyone and every family. females are threatened more due to various social differences. objectives: the goal of this study was to explore the experiences of infertile females,whohadreferred to a public center of infertility in shiraz, iran. methods: this was a qualitative study based on four focus groups and four in-depth interviews with 25 infertile females. transcribed data were analyzed using conventional content analysis. results: four themes were extracted from the data, which were life without excitement, social pressures, low self-esteem and treatment problems. although it seems that these themes are variable, they present a total reality, which leads to a bitter life. conclusions: infertile females are under multidimensional pressures involving psychological, social and economic aspects of their life and interpersonal relationships. this condition leads to a bitter situation for these people.