title: The impact of stress on fertility treatment.
abstract: The goal of this review was to summarize the recent research on the relationship between stress and assisted reproductive technology treatment.
  
  
  
  Women and men with infertility report high levels of distress that can impact their quality of life. There are numerous psychosocial interventions, including cognitive behavior therapy and/or self-help ones, which may decrease distress, increase patient retention and improve pregnancy rates.
  
  
  
  Patient distress is an important factor to consider. Decreasing burden of care may lead to significant improvements in assisted reproductive technology outcome.
authors.affiliation: aDomar Center for Mind/Body Health, Boston IVF bBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Kristin L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Rooney
authors.forename: Alice D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Domar
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D011788:Quality of Life; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D016896:Treatment Outcome