ReviewMateria socio-medica2021
Stress and Anxiety Levels in Couples who Undergo Fertility Treatment: a Review of Systematic Reviews.
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- Couple-based preconception care as a gender-responsive strategy for improving health and well-being: a systematic review.Reproductive health · 2026Pooled it
- Methodological approaches for assessing certainty of the evidence in umbrella reviews: A scoping review.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Fertility protection in the reproductive-age population: A evolutionary concept analysis.International journal of nursing sciences · 2026Review
- Anxiety, Social Support, Family Resilience, and Quality of Life Among Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization: A Cross-Sectional Mediation Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Live births after low initial β-hCG in IVF cycles: a retrospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Advances in fertility preservation and pregnancy care for transplant patients.World journal of transplantation · 2025Review
- Evaluation of Satisfaction With a Secure, Connected Mobile App for Women in Assisted Reproductive Technology Programs: Prospective Observational Study.JMIR human factors · 2025Observational
- Assessing psychological health and reproductive function: Depression, anxiety, and stress in infertile men compared to controls: A case-control study.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2024Article
- Network pharmacology analysis of a patented Chinese herbal medicine for alleviating anxiety disorder in in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer.Journal of traditional and complementary medicine · 2024Article
- Anxiety in couples undergoing IVF: evidence from E-Freeze randomised controlled trial.Human reproduction open · 2024Article
- Toward a Personalized Psychological Counseling Service in Assisted Reproductive Technology Centers: A Qualitative Analysis of Couples' Needs.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- The association between time-to-pregnancy and postpartum depressive symptoms in a North American prospective cohort study.Annals of epidemiology · 2022Article
- The Association of Anxiety and Perceived Stress withJournal of human reproductive sciencesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundInfertility is an issue that affects many parameters peoples' lives, as individuals and as couples. Besides the physical and economic impact of infertility on the couples, there is a significant reflection of infertility on their mental health and well-being, which follows them from the moment of the diagnosis up until the end of their treatment.
objectiveThe aim of this review was to investigate whether psychological factors such as stress, anxiety or depression have an impact on the assisted reproduction treatment outcome and whether the use of supporting methods may help couples to minimize their fertility related stress, anxiety and depression and improve the treatment outcome.
methodsAfter a systematic search of the electronic databases, fourteen studies were included in this umbrella review. The included studies were systematic reviews and meta-analyses published between January 2015 and February 2020. The population of interest was women, men or couples facing infertility and undergoing fertility treatment. The included studies assessed the relationship between stress and anxiety in couples undergoing fertility treatment and the outcome of the treatment, the psychological state and psychological adjustment of the couples after a negative result and the impact of interventional methods for reducing stress, anxiety or depression on the psychological state of the couples undergoing treatment and their pregnancy outcomes.
resultsThis review fails to provide a certain answer to our research hypothesis due to conflicting results in the included studies. However, it has been observed that couples who reported better psychological state or have been treated with an interventional method for psychological support, were more likely to adjust better to the treatment procedure and the outcome as well.
conclusionPsychological support and consultation during assisted reproduction treatment is highly recommended by researchers and clinicians.
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