BACKGROUND IVF treatment is usually stressful for patients, but individual differences in
emotional response do exist. Differences in the stress response may be related to …

Infertility and perinatal loss are common, and associated with lower quality of life, marital
discord, complicated grief, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, and post-traumatic …

STUDY QUESTION Based on the best available evidence in the literature, what is the
optimal management of routine psychosocial care at infertility and medically assisted …

BACKGROUND To develop the first international instrument to measure fertility quality of life
(FertiQoL) in men and women experiencing fertility problems, to evaluate the preliminary …

BACKGROUND This study examined the relationship between emotional distress as
measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Fertility Quality of …

Objective Our hypothesis was that resilience (= psychosocial stress-resistance) reduces
infertility-specific distress and maintains quality of life of infertile couples. Methods …

Objective To present and determine the impact of the Mindfulness-Based Program for
Infertility (MBPI). Design Controlled clinical trial. Setting University research unit. Patient (s) …

Five key paradigm shifts are described to illustrate the evolution of psychology and
counseling in infertility. The first paradigm shift was in the 1930s when psychosomatic …

STUDY QUESTION Do the quality of life (QoL) and the risk factors for emotional problems
during and after treatment of infertile women differ from their partners? SUMMARY ANSWER …

Scientific knowledge of the emotional repercussions of infertility on men remains limited and
has only recently become the focus of social science research. Firstly, the current …