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Effect of Yoga on Psychological Distress among Women Receiving Treatment for Infertility.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Living through the psychological consequences of COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review of effective mitigating interventions.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- A Narrative Review of Psychological and Physical Rehabilitation in Infertility Treatment: Toward Holistic Outcomes Beyond Conception.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Effect of Online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Psychological Distress and Pregnancy Rate in Infertile Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization.Obstetrics and gynecology international · 2026Article
- Effect of meditation, muscle relaxation exercises, dietary and lifestyle modification on depression, anxiety, stress and self-esteem among women undergoing infertility treatment: A randomized controlled trial: Pilot protocol.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
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- The Role of Promyelocytic Leukemia Zinc Finger (PLZF) and Glial-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Family Receptor Alpha 1 (GFRα1) in the Cryopreservation of Spermatogonia Stem Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Comparative study of role of physiotherapy alone versus physiotherapy combined with yoga in rehabilitation after a sports injury. What can a primary physician offer?Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Psychological distress, emotion regulation, neuroticism, and sexual relationship on patients with temporary ejaculation failureFrontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Therapeutic role of yoga in neuropsychological disorders.World journal of psychiatry · 2021Review
- The complex relationship between infertility and psychological distress (Review).Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2021Review
- The Efficacy of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Treatment of Female Infertility.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Review
- The Effect of Spiritual Health on Psychological Distress of Infertile Women: The Role of Perceived Social Support as a Mediator.Journal of reproduction & infertilityArticle
- Letter to editor - Assessing the efficacy of meditation in the management of infertility.Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundInfertility among women has been associated with significant psychological distress, anxiety, and depression. yoga therapy has been found to be useful in the management of anxiety, depression and psychological distress.
aimTo review studies on the effectiveness of yoga in reducing psychological distress and improving clinical outcomes among women receiving treatment for infertility. METHODOLOGY: PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar databases were searched for studies using the following inclusion criteria: studies published in English, those published between 2000 and 2018, published in peer-reviewed journals, and those with Yoga as an intervention. Review articles, studies without any yoga interventions for infertility, and male infertility were excluded. The keywords included for the literature search were: Yoga, Mindfulness, Relaxation technique, Stress, Distress, Anxiety, Infertility,
resultsThree studies satisfied the selection criteria. Two studies involved Hatha yoga intervention and one study used structured yoga program. The variables assessed in these studies were: (1) anxiety, (2) depression, (3) emotional distress, and (4) fertility-related quality of life. All the studies reported an improvement in the anxiety scores after yoga intervention.
conclusionYoga therapy may be potentially useful in improving anxiety scores among women suffering from infertility. More studies are needed in this area to establish role of yoga as an adjuvant during the treatment of infertility.
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