Home ovulation test use and stress during subfertility evaluation: Subarm of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

A prospective, randomized controlled trial in women seeking to conceive examined the impact of using ovulation tests on self-reported levels of stress, psychological well-being, and quality of life in women with unexplained infertility.

Method

The test group used a home ovulation test to detect the day of ovulation, whereas the control group were provided with a predicted day of ovulation based on the average length of menstrual cycle reported during study recruitment. Volunteers collected their first morning urine samples to evaluate biochemical levels of stress (urinary cortisol and estrone-3-glucouronide) and completed questionnaires over two complete menstrual cycles.

Results

Overall, the use of digital ovulation tests by sub-fertile women under medical

SUBMITTER: Weddell S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6444416 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature