Impact of group psychological interventions on pregnancy rates in infertile women.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the efficacy of two different group psychological interventions on viable pregnancy rates in women experiencing infertility of less than 2 years' duration.


METHODS
Prospective, controlled, single-blind, randomized study.


METHODS
Large tertiary-care teaching hospital.


METHODS
One hundred eighty-four women who had been trying to get pregnant for 1 to 2 years.


METHODS
Participants were randomized into a 10-session cognitive-behavioral group, a standard support group, or a routine care control group. They were followed for 1 year.


METHODS
Viable pregnancy.


RESULTS
Sixty-four [corrected] women discontinued participation in the study within the first year. There were a total of 47 in the cognitive-behavioral group, 48 in the support group, and 25 in the control group. There were statistically significant differences between participants in the two intervention groups versus the control group.


CONCLUSIONS
Group psychological interventions appear to lead to increased pregnancy rates in infertile women.
Domar
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Clapp
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Slawsby
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Dusek
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Kessel
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Freizinger
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D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012099:Reproductive Techniques / Q000523:psychology; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D013997:Time Factors