ArticleInternational journal of fertility & sterility2020
Quality of Life and General Health in Pregnant Women Conceived with Assisted Reproductive Technology: A Case-Control Study.
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- Does health-related quality of life change across pregnancy trimesters? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea) · 2025Pooled it
- Implementation of a web-based partnership support program for improving the quality of life of male patients undergoing infertility treatment: a pilot feasibility study.BMC research notes · 2023Article
- Psychological variables in medically assisted reproduction: a systematic review.Przeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundInfertility affects different aspects of life including the quality of life (QOL) in infertile couples. Many infertile couples conceive via using assisted reproductive technology (ART). However, the effect of pregnancy and childbearing on QOL is not known in these couples. This study aimed to evaluate QOL and general health during pregnancy and after successful treatment of infertility, in women conceived with ART. MATERIALS AND
methodsIn this case-control study, QOL and general heath were evaluated in 40 women conceived with ART and 40 women who conceived spontaneously and served as the control group. WHO quality of life- BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) inventory was used to evaluate QOL and General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) was applied to evaluate general health. These two questionnaires were completed in the first and second trimester of pregnancy and results were compared between the two groups.
resultsMean age of women was 29.4 ± 4.4 and 29.6 ± 5 years in ART and control group, respectively. QOL in women conceived with ART was similar to QOL in the control group in the first and second trimester of pregnancy while general health score (distress level) in women conceived with ART was significantly higher than that of the control group in both trimesters. Although distress level decreased in the second trimester in ART group, but yet, it was higher than that recorded for the control group.
conclusionAfter pregnancy, QOL in women conceived with ART is similar to women conceived spontaneously. However, these women experience higher distress level in the first and second trimester of pregnancy compared to women conceived spontaneously.
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