Efficacy of psychosocial interventions for psychological and pregnancy outcomes in infertile women and men: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Frederiksen, I Farver-Vestergaard, NG Skovgård… - BMJ open, 2015 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the evidence on the efficacy of psychosocial interventions for
improving pregnancy rates and reducing distress for couples in treatment with assisted …

The impact of lifestyle factors on reproductive performance in the general population and those undergoing infertility treatment: a review

GF Homan, M Davies, R Norman - Human reproduction update, 2007 - academic.oup.com
This evidence-based review focuses on the impact of potentially modifiable, non-
communicable lifestyle factors on reproductive performance in the general population and …

Lifestyle and fertility: the influence of stress and quality of life on female fertility

S Palomba, J Daolio, S Romeo, FA Battaglia… - Reproductive Biology …, 2018 - Springer
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 …

Stress, distress and outcome of assisted reproductive technology (ART): a meta-analysis

SMS Matthiesen, Y Frederiksen, HJ Ingerslev… - Human …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND A number of studies have investigated the relationship between
psychological factors such as stress and distress (measured as anxiety and depression) and …

Lifestyle factors in people seeking infertility treatment–a review

K Anderson, V Nisenblat… - Australian and New …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Clinical infertility is a prevalent problem with significant financial and
psychosocial costs. Modifiable lifestyle factors exist that may affect a person's time to …

[HTML][HTML] Stress reduces conception probabilities across the fertile window: evidence in support of relaxation

GMB Louis, KJ Lum, R Sundaram, Z Chen, S Kim… - Fertility and sterility, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To assess salivary stress biomarkers (cortisol and α-amylase) and female
fecundity. DESIGN: Prospective cohort design. SETTING: United Kingdom. PATIENT (S) …

Stressful life events are associated with a poor in-vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome: a prospective study

SMS Ebbesen, R Zachariae, MY Mehlsen… - Human …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND There is preliminary evidence to suggest an impact of stress on chances of
achieving a pregnancy with in-vitro fertilization (IVF). The majority of the available research …

Prevalence and predictors of infertility-specific stress in women diagnosed with primary infertility: A clinic-based study

A Patel, P Sharma, P Narayan, VS Binu… - Journal of human …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: According to the existing literature on infertility, stress appears to be
inevitably associated with infertility diagnosis and treatment in sub-fertile individuals. The …

Should fertilization treatment start with reducing stress?

DM Campagne - Human Reproduction, 2006 - academic.oup.com
In the past few decades, new and more efficient techniques to help solve fertility problems
have become widely available throughout the developed world. These techniques include …

Relationship between psychological stress and reproductive outcome in women undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment: psychological and neurohormonal …

Y An, Z Sun, L Li, Y Zhang, H Ji - Journal of assisted reproduction and …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate whether psychological stress, as well as changes in hypothalamus-
pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and sympathetic nervous system (SNS) at different time points …