title: Impact of a group mind/body intervention on pregnancy rates in IVF patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine if women who were randomized to a mind/body program before starting their first IVF cycle would have higher pregnancy rates than control subjects.
  
  
  METHODS
  Randomized, controlled, prospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Private academically affiliated infertility center.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 143 women aged≤40 years who were about to begin their first IVF cycle.
  
  
  METHODS
  Subjects were randomized to a ten-session mind/body program (MB) or a control group and followed for two IVF cycles.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical pregnancy rate.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Only 9% of the MB participants had attended at least one-half of their sessions at cycle 1 start. Pregnancy rates for cycle 1 were 43% for all subjects; 76% of the MB subjects had attended at least one-half of their sessions at cycle 2 start. Pregnancy rates for cycle 2 were 52% for MB and 20% for control.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MB participation was associated with increased pregnancy rates for cycle 2, prior to which most subjects had attended at least half of their sessions.
authors.affiliation: Boston IVF, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, USA. alice.domar@bostonivf.com
authors.forename: Alice D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Domar
authors.forename: Kristin L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Rooney
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wiegand
authors.forename: E John
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Orav
authors.forename: Michael M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Alper
authors.forename: Brian M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: Janeta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nikolovski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001900:Boston; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D026441:Mind-Body Therapies; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome