Why do patients discontinue fertility treatment? A systematic review of reasons and predictors of discontinuation in fertility treatment.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND Chances of achieving parenthood are high for couples who undergo fertility treatment. However, many choose to discontinue before conceiving. A systematic review was conducted to investigate patients' stated reasons for and predictors of discontinuation at five fertility treatment stages. METHODS Six databases were systematically searched. Search-terms referred to fertility treatment and discontinuation. Studies reporting on patients' stated reasons for or predictors of treatment discontinuation were included. A list of all reasons for discontinuation presented in each study was made, different categories of reasons were defined and the percentage of selections of each category was calculated. For each predictor, it was noted how many studies investigated it and how many found a

SUBMITTER: Gameiro S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3461967 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature