Is guided, targeted information about the risks of twin pregnancy able to increase the acceptance of single embryo transfer among IVF couples? A prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess whether receiving information about twin pregnancy in the form of oral presentation given by a physician could affect the acceptance of single embryo transfer (SET) by couples undergoing IVF.

Study design

Prospective interventional study.

Setting

University hospital IVF unit.

Patients

One hundred and forty patients (70 couples) undergoing IVF.

Interventions

A questionnaire to measure patients' emotions about twin pregnancy was administered to IVF patients just before and immediately after attending a slide presentation in which the risks of twin pregnancy were explained. Patients scored (1 to 6) ten adjectives linked either to positive or negative emotions; scores before and after presentation were compared. The patients' preference b

SUBMITTER: Masciovecchio M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7376790 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature