Couples' discontinuation of fertility treatments: a longitudinal study on demographic, biomedical, and psychosocial risk factors.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aims to explore the role of infertility-psychosocial variables on treatment discontinuation after controlling for demographic and biomedical variables in couples seeking reimbursed fertility treatment.

Methods

A prospective study was conducted in 139 couples seeking fertility treatment. Between February 2010 and March 2011, participants completed measures of anxiety (STAI-State), depression (BDI-II), infertility-stress (FPI), and infertility coping strategies (COMPI-CSS). Medical data related to diagnosis, treatment, and discontinuation were collected in December 2013. A multiple logistic regression was performed to identify the predictors of discontinuation.

Results

The discontinuation rate was 29.5%. Female education level, engagement in ART proce

SUBMITTER: Pedro J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5306409 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature