ArticleJournal of health psychology2022
Life on pause: An analysis of UK fertility patients' coping mechanisms after the cancellation of fertility treatment due to COVID-19.
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- Sociodemographic and medical correlates of fertility-related quality of life in primary infertile Czech couples attending fertility clinics.Health psychology report · 2026Article
- COVID-19 and persistent symptoms: implications for polycystic ovary syndrome and its management.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Review
- Working from Home During Covid-19 Pandemic and Changes to Fertility Intentions Among Parents.European journal of population = Revue europeenne de demographie · 2023Article
- Psychological status of infertile men during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in China: a cross-sectional investigation.Basic and clinical andrology · 2023Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women seeking fertility treatment: the patient's perspective.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2022Article
- Conception Preferences during COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdowns.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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- COVID-19 infection control protocol and acceptance in an ART in vitro fertilization hospital.Middle East Fertility Society journal · 2022Article
- I Had to Go in a Bubble: Investigating the Effects of COVID-19 on Fertility Treatments and Nutrition.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2022Article
- Uncertainty, Anxiety and Isolation: Experiencing the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown as a Woman with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS).Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
- The Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Female Patients Seeking or Undergoing Fertility Treatment in a SingleJournal of human reproductive sciencesArticle
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Abstract
In March 2020, fertility clinics across the UK began cancelling all assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment, with the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) stopping all ART treatment from going ahead beyond the 15th April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article examines the coping mechanisms adopted by fertility patients during this time, focussing on the emotional support received from online fertility forums and fertility clinics during the indeterminate wait for treatment to resume. The study draws upon an online survey which assessed the mental health and wellbeing of 124 female fertility patients whose ART treatment was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The findings indicate a potential for improved communication between fertility clinics and patients in order to reduce psychological stress and isolation during the postponement of ART treatment, alongside better utilisation of online platforms as mechanisms for support. This article adds to the growing body of knowledge concerned with the implications of denying reproductive rights to the infertility community during a global pandemic. It also contributes to sociological discussions on the support mechanisms available to those navigating infertility and the wider social management of uncertainty.
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