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- Anderheim-Söderqvist, Lisbeth, 1952, et al.
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Does psychological stress affect the outcome of in vitro fertilization?
- 2005
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Ingår i: Human Reproduction. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 0268-1161 .- 1460-2350. ; 20:10, s. 2969-75
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of psychological stress before and during IVF treatment on the outcome of IVF, controlling for known physiological predictors METHODS: This is a prospective, longitudinal study A total of 166 women were studied during their first IVF treatment They answered questionnaires concerning psychological and social factors on two occasions Psychological well-being was measured by the Psychological General Well-Being (PGWB) index and psychological effects of infertility were assessed by 14 items RESULTS: In the analysis of the psychological variables, no differences were found between pregnant and non-pregnant women The total number of good quality embryos, the number of good quality embryos transferred, and the number of embryos transferred were significantly higher in the pregnant than in the non-pregnant group In a multivariate analysis, the number of good quality embryos transferred was the only variable that was independently associated with pregnancy CONCLUSIONS: We found no evidence that psychological stress had any influence on the outcome of IVF treatment When counselling infertile couples, it might be possible to reduce the stress they experience during the treatment procedure by informing them of these findings
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- Anderheim-Söderqvist, Lisbeth, 1952, et al.
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Extended encounters with midwives at the first IVF cycle: a controlled trial
- 2007
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Ingår i: Reproductive biomedicine online. - 1472-6483. ; 14:3, s. 279-87
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this prospective, controlled study was to investigate the impact of participation in extended encounters with midwives on the psychological well-being of women undergoing IVF treatment and on their experience of treatment procedures. A total of 166 couples were studied during their first IVF treatment at the authors' IVF unit, of which 49 underwent intervention via extended midwife encounters. Participants answered questionnaires on three occasions. Psychological effects of infertility and questions regarding the relationship with the partner were considered. On the third occasion, two open-ended questions regarding perception of the treatment and the support by the staff were assessed. Regarding the psychological effects of infertility and the relationship with the partner, no significant differences were found between the intervention group versus the control group. Analysis of the open-ended questions resulted in the finding that significantly (P = 0.01) more women in the intervention group expressed satisfaction with the care. No impact of the intervention on psychological well-being was noted. However, the intervention seemed to be an effective method to give couples a feeling of security, continuity and an opportunity to be seen as individuals and as couples, for which the women expressed their appreciation.
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- Holter, Herborg, 1960, et al.
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First IVF treatment--short-term impact on psychological well-being and the marital relationship
- 2006
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Ingår i: Hum Reprod. ; 21:12, s. 3295-302
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess infertile couples' short-term emotional responses to their first IVF treatment (the women's and men's emotional reactions and their experiences of the marital relationship at different stages of the first treatment) and to relate these responses to the outcome of the IVF treatment METHODS: The study was part of a prospective, longitudinal study where 117 couples participated The women and men answered questionnaires separately concerning psychological and social factors at three occasions: before, during and 1 month after treatment RESULTS: Women's and men's emotional reactions related to first IVF treatment were dependent on whether they achieved a pregnancy or not Those who failed to become pregnant rated their emotional well-being worse, whereas those who became pregnant rated their emotional well-being better than before treatment started The women reported stronger emotional reactions about their infertility than their husbands However, the men reacted in the same emotional pattern as their wives when pregnancy was not achieved A majority reported that the marital relationship improved during treatment CONCLUSION: Couples undergoing their first IVF treatment are as a group well adjusted and manage to handle the short-term emotional strain under treatment The determining factor for short-term emotional response of treatment was whether pregnancy was achieved
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- Holter, Herborg, 1960, et al.
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The psychological influence of gender infertility diagnoses among men about to start IVF or ICSI treatment using their own sperm
- 2007
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Ingår i: Hum Reprod. ; 22:9, s. 2559-65
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to investigate the psychological influence of gender infertility diagnoses among men in couples about to start their first IVF or ICSI treatment METHODS The study was a part of a prospective study of 65 men with male infertility diagnosis and 101 men in couples with female, mixed and unexplained infertility diagnoses Of the 200 men invited, 166 agreed to participate (83% response rate) The men answered questionnaires concerning psychological and social factors on three occasions, at the information meeting held 2-4 weeks prior to first treatment, 1 h before oocyte retrieval and 2 weeks after the pregnancy test RESULTS The main findings of this study gave no indication that male infertility influenced men negatively concerning their experience of infertility, view of life and relationships and psychological well-being We found that men with a male factor infertility diagnosis reacted in a similar way as compared with men in couples where the diagnosis was female, mixed or unexplained infertility CONCLUSIONS In general, men are well adjusted with regard to a first IVF/ICSI treatment cycle, independent of gender infertility diagnoses
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