Clinical infertility is the inability of a couple to conceive after 12 months of trying. Male factors
are estimated to contribute to 30–50% of cases of infertility. Infertility or reduced fertility can …

There is growing evidence that lifestyle choices account for the overall quality of health and
life (QoL) reflecting many potential lifestyle risks widely associated with alterations of the …

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 …

This study aims to evaluate levels of anxiety and depression in women, correlated with
infertility per se and with infertility treatments, highlighting predictors of higher levels of …

There is a wealth of research exploring the psychological consequences of infertility and
assisted reproduction technology, a substantial body of sociological and anthropological …

Subfertility is common and affects one in six couples, half of whom lack an explanation for
their delay in conceiving. Developments in the diagnosis and treatment of subfertility over …

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 …

Purpose To investigate the influence of individual characteristics (age, gender, educational
level, coping strategies), perceived couple's Dyadic Adjustment, type of diagnosis and …

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 …