Stress of Female Infertility: Relations to Length of Treatment

Chiba, Hitomi; Mori, Etsuro; Morioka, Yukiko; Kashiwakura, M; Nadaoka, Toshihide; Saito, Hidekazu; Hiroi, Masahiko

doi:10.1159/000291848

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“…In their study, they compared two groups suffering from infertility for <4 years and >4years and reported depression more frequently in the latter group. 19 However, a study by Guz H. showed that age and duration of infertility were inversely correlated with depression. According to them, the patients are able to accept the problem as they grow older and the longer infertility persists.…”

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A comparative study of depression among infertile and fertile women

Verma

Baniya

2016

Int J Res Med Sci

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A comparative study of depression among infertile and fertile women

Verma

Baniya

2016

Int J Res Med Sci

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“…Although we could not find the effect of infertility duration on the anxiety scores, unusual persistence with which women cling desperately to treatment despite the length tend to bring about ''chronic feelings of unhappiness''. Chiba and co-workers suggested that the psychological symptoms of infertile women seem to be close to the level of neurosis, and long-term infertility might aggravate their neurotic tendency rather than anxiety itself (15).…”

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Preoperative Anxiety and Propofol Requirement in Conscious Sedation for Ovum Retrieval

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The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the correlation among the trial number of in vitro fertilization (IVF), preoperative anxiety, and propofol requirement for conscious sedation. One hundred and twenty six Korean women undergoing oocyte retrieval were enrolled. The target-controlled infusion by the anesthesiologist was conducted with initial target propofol concentration of 2.5 microg/mL, which was manipulated until the sedation score 3 and desired clinical end point were achieved. A weak correlation was observed between visual analogue scale (VAS) anxiety and the dose of propofol required for the induction of conscious sedation (r=0.22, p=0.0192). A weak correlation was also found between VAS anxiety and the sedation time needed to reach the proper conscious sedation level for the procedure (r=0.181, p=0.0484). Multiple regression analysis showed that VAS anxiety, preoperative baseline prolactin level, and cortisol level had statistically significant effects on the propofol induction dose for target controlled conscious sedation. We concluded that the induction dose and time requirements for propofol in anesthesiologist-controlled conscious sedation be modified based on the preoperative anxiety level and the baseline blood concentration of stress hormone, cortisol and prolactin.

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“…Based on the analysis of psychological tests, Chiba et al . found that stress affects a woman's duration of infertility [15]. Akizuki et al .…”

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Evaluation of factors associated with the anxiety and depression of female infertility patients

Ogawa

Takamatsu

Horiguchi

2011

BioPsychoSocial Med

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BackgroundBecause the primary aim of infertility treatment is to achieve pregnancy, mental health care during this treatment is often neglected. However, the inability to conceive children is stressful for couples throughout the world. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate factors related to the anxiety and depression of female infertility patients.MethodsParticipants included 83 Japanese women who initially visited the Reproduction Center of the Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital to undergo testing and receive infertility treatment between February and April 2008. We administered two psychological tests, the Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) test and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) test. We then examined the association of the test results with age, pregnancy and delivery history, employment status, duration of infertility, infertility treatment history, and male infertility.ResultsAs patient age increased, total HADS and depression scores also increased. No correlation was observed between duration of infertility and SDS or HADS scores. Results were similar when the presence and absence of delivery history was compared. Patients who underwent infertility treatment were more likely to have high HADS depression scores compared to patients who had not undergone treatment. Additionally, patients whose husbands were infertile had significantly lower total HADS and anxiety scores than those whose husbands were not infertile.ConclusionsAge and male infertility are factors that influence the presence of anxiety and depression in female infertility patients.

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Stress of Female Infertility: Relations to Length of Treatment

Cited by 36 publications

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A comparative study of depression among infertile and fertile women

A comparative study of depression among infertile and fertile women

Preoperative Anxiety and Propofol Requirement in Conscious Sedation for Ovum Retrieval

Evaluation of factors associated with the anxiety and depression of female infertility patients

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