BACKGROUND Across the developed world couples are postponing parenthood. This
review assesses the consequences of delayed family formation from a demographic and …

Infertility is a problem of great significance among millions of couples. In our society, to have
a child means living a fulfilled life. Thus, couples who cannot do so feel barren and …

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 …

STUDY QUESTION What are the perceptions of infertility patients and the factors correlating
with their psychological distress, following suspension of fertility treatments during the …

OBJECTIVE: To compare measures of psychological distress between men and women
undergoing ART in the Unit of Reproductive Medicine “UMR” in the Department of Obstetrics …

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 …

STUDY QUESTION Are severe depressive symptoms in women and men associated with
individual and dyadic infertility-related stress in couples undergoing infertility treatment …

OBJECTIVE: We have conducted a longitudinal observational study in order to evaluate the
prevalence and the incidence of depressive and anxious symptoms in women and men …

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether psychological distress predicts IVF treatment outcome as
well as whether IVF treatment outcome predicts subsequent psychological distress …

OBJECTIVE: Over recent years the Internet has become an increasingly popular source of
support and information for infertility, with a growing number of online support groups now …