What is stressful about in vitro fertilization?
The present work was designed to explore whether psychological stress is more related to concerns about the actual physical pain or fear of treatment during in vitro fertilization. Analysis of data for 12 middle-class women from Iran showed that the greatest psychological stress during treatment was associated with worries about the outcome of different stages of treatment rather than fear and pain of the actual procedure.
Baluch
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Thames Valley University, Ealing, London, United Kingdom.
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al-Shawaf
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*