Stress, anxiety, and depression in infertile couples are not associated with a first IVF or ICSI treatment outcome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychological distress may exert a negative influence on reproductive function of couples at reproductive age. Couples seeking assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment may have a higher prevalence of psychological distress than fertile couples. However, whether psychological distress is associated with the outcome of ART treatment remains unknown. We aimed to investigate the association of pre-treatment psychological distress and clinical pregnancy rate among infertility couples undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment.

Methods

This nested case-control study was conducted based on women who underwent their first fresh IVF or ICSI cycle in the Jiangsu Birth Cohort Study (JBC) between November 2015 and Janu

SUBMITTER: Peng M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8549180 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature