ArticleBMC women's health2019
An investigation of the effects of infertility on Women's quality of life: a case-control study.
Article in BMC women's health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06515275 (Video-Supported Medication Education for Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization), which is not on this map. Cited by 42 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Video-Supported Medication Education for Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization (IVF): Quality of Life and Psychosocial Effects
Who cites it
42 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Timed intercourse for couples trying to conceive.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Worldwide prevalence, risk factors and psychological impact of infertility among women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of guided imagery relaxation on stress in infertile women candidates for in vitro fertilization.BMC psychology · 2025Trial
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- Association between quality of life and pregnancy outcomes among infertility patients undergoing assisted reproduction technologies: a prospective cohort study.Annals of medicine · 2026Article
- Does the transfer of a poor-quality embryo along with a good-quality embryo influence the intracytoplasmic sperm injection embryo transfer outcomes? A cross-sectional study.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2026Article
- The impact of infertility stigma on quality of life of infertile women: A cross-sectional study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Dyadic associations of physical activity intensity with fertility-related quality of life in infertile couples: an APIM analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Higher dietary phytochemical index is associated with lower odds of infertility: a case-control study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- The influence of self-compassion on the mental health and well-being of women experiencing infertility: a systematic review.Cogent mental health · 2026Review
- Using Social Media Data to Assess the Impact of Infertility on French Patients' Quality of Life: Retrospective Observational Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Observational
- Psychological Assessment of Infertile Females in Eastern Uttar Pradesh: A Cross-Sectional Evaluation.Cureus · 2025Article
- The effect of educational intervention based on protection motivation theory in improving reproductive health protective behaviors: a quasi-experimental study.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Low-Cost, Virtual Sexual Health Education and Educational Leaflets on Reducing Anxiety and Enhancing Sexual Function Among Infertile Women: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Determinants of infertility among married women who attend gynecologic unit at health facilities of Gamo Zone and South Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: a case control study.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2025Article
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- The Quality of Life and Marital Adjustment among Omani Women with Infertility:Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2025Article
- Higher Life's Crucial 9 protects against infertility among U.S. women aged 18-45 years.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Patient Preferences for Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine Services: Replication and Extension of a Nationwide Survey.JMIR human factors · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundHuman instinctively desire to have offspring. Infertility can cause painful emotional experiences throughout the life mainly known as quality of life impairment. This study aimed to investigate the impact of infertility on a woman's quality of life.
methodsA number of 180 infertile and 540 fertile women participated in this matched case-control study. The cases were selected through a combination of multistage stratified and cluster sampling methods. For each infertile woman three fertile women were randomly selected. The data gathering instrument consisted of demographic variables and the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. Data collection was conducted through interview with participants. The multivariate marginal model and SPSS software 21 were used for data analyses with a significance level of 0.05.
resultsThe results of the multivariate modeling show infertility can potentially affect various aspects of women's quality of life such as physical health (p < 0.001), mental health (p < 0.001), social health (p < 0.001) and the total score of quality of life (p < 0.001) significantly.
conclusionAn infertile woman practice a relatively lower scores in QOL sub-scales of mental, physical and environmental health; while they experience a higher social health score than a fertile woman.
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