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      The Fertility Quality of Life (FertiQoL) tool: development and general psychometric properties

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          Abstract

          Objective

          To develop the first international instrument to measure fertility quality of life, FertiQoL, in men and women experiencing fertility problems, to evaluate the preliminary psychometric properties of this new tool and to translate FertiQoL into multiple languages.

          Design

          Survey.

          Setting

          Online and fertility clinics in USA, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, and United Kingdom.

          Participants

          A total of 1,414 people with fertility problems.

          Intervention(s)

          None.

          Main Outcome Measure(s)

          FertiQoL.

          Result(s)

          FertiQoL consists of 36 items that assess core (24 items) and treatment-related (10 items) quality of life as well as overall life and physical health (2 items). Cronbach reliability statistics for the Core and Treatment FertiQoL (and subscales) were satisfactory, in the range of 0.72 and 0.92. Sensitivity analyses showed that FertiQoL detected expected relations between quality of life and gender, parity, and support seeking. FertiQoL was translated into 20 languages by the same translation team, with each translation verified by local bilingual fertility experts.

          Conclusion(s)

          FertiQoL is a reliable measure of the impact of fertility problems and its treatment on quality of life. Future research should establish its use in cross-cultural research and clinical work.

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          Infertility and the provision of infertility medical services in developing countries

          Willem Ombelet, Ian Cooke, Silke Dyer … (2008)
          BACKGROUND Worldwide more than 70 million couples suffer from infertility, the majority being residents of developing countries. Negative consequences of childlessness are experienced to a greater degree in developing countries when compared with Western societies. Bilateral tubal occlusion due to sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy-related infections is the most common cause of infertility in developing countries, a condition that is potentially treatable with assisted reproductive technologies (ART). New reproductive technologies are either unavailable or very costly in developing countries. This review provides a comprehensive survey of all important papers on the issue of infertility in developing countries. METHODS Medline, PubMed, Excerpta Medica and EMBASE searches identified relevant papers published between 1978 and 2007 and the keywords used were the combinations of ‘affordable, assisted reproduction, ART, developing countries, health services, infertility, IVF, simplified methods, traditional health care'. RESULTS The exact prevalence of infertility in developing countries is unknown due to a lack of registration and well-performed studies. On the other hand, the implementation of appropriate infertility treatment is currently not a main goal for most international non-profit organizations. Keystones in the successful implementation of infertility care in low-resource settings include simplification of diagnostic and ART procedures, minimizing the complication rate of interventions, providing training-courses for health-care workers and incorporating infertility treatment into sexual and reproductive health-care programmes. CONCLUSIONS Although recognizing the importance of education and prevention, we believe that for the reasons of social justice, infertility treatment in developing countries requires greater attention at National and International levels.
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            Women's emotional adjustment to IVF: a systematic review of 25 years of research.

            C M Verhaak, J M J Smeenk, A Evers … (2015)
            This review provides an overview of how women adjust emotionally to the various phases of IVF treatment in terms of anxiety, depression or general distress before, during and after different treatment cycles. A systematic scrutiny of the literature yielded 706 articles that paid attention to emotional aspects of IVF treatment of which 27 investigated the women's emotional adjustment with standardized measures in relation to norm or control groups. Most studies involved concurrent comparisons between women in different treatment phases and different types of control groups. The findings indicated that women starting IVF were only slightly different emotionally from the norm groups. Unsuccessful treatment raised the women's levels of negative emotions, which continued after consecutive unsuccessful cycles. In general, most women proved to adjust well to unsuccessful IVF, although a considerable group showed subclinical emotional problems. When IVF resulted in pregnancy, the negative emotions disappeared, indicating that treatment-induced stress is considerably related to threats of failure. The concurrent research reviewed, should now be underpinned by longitudinal studies to provide more information about women's long-term emotional adjustment to unsuccessful IVF and about indicators of risk factors for problematic emotional adjustment after unsuccessful treatment, to foster focused psychological support for women at risk.
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              The Fertility Problem Inventory: measuring perceived infertility-related stress.

              Christopher R. Newton, Wendy Sherrard, Irene Glavac (1999)
              To develop a reliable, valid instrument to evaluate perceived infertility-related stress. Prospective study. University-affiliated teaching hospital. Consecutively referred patients (1,153 women and 1,149 men) seen for infertility treatment. None. Participants' infertility-related stress was assessed by written questionnaire using the Fertility Problem Inventory. Current levels of anxiety, depression, and marital satisfaction also were determined. Women described greater global stress than men and higher specific stress in terms of social concerns, sexual concerns, and need for parenthood. Both men and women facing male infertility reported higher global stress and more social and sexual concerns than men and women experiencing female infertility. Social, sexual, and relationship concerns related to infertility were more effective predictors of depression and marital dissatisfaction than expressed needs for parenthood or attitudes toward child-free living. The Fertility Problem Inventory provides a reliable measure of perceived infertility-related stress and specific information on five separate domains of patient concern. Patterns of infertility-related stress differed depending on gender, fertility history, and infertility diagnosis. Among patients receiving treatment, social, sexual, and relationship concerns appear central to current distress. Counseling interventions that target these domains appear likely to offer maximal therapeutic benefit.
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                Contributors
                Jacky Boivin
                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Fertil Steril
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Fertil. Steril
                Title: Fertility and Sterility
                Publisher: Elsevier for the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
                ISSN (Print): 0015-0282
                ISSN (Electronic): 1556-5653
                Publication date PMC-release: 1 April 2011
                Publication date (Print): August 2011
                Publication date (Electronic): 1 April 2011
                Volume: 96
                Issue: 2
                Pages: 409-415.e3
                Affiliations
                [a ]Cardiff Fertility Studies Research Group, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
                [b ]Reproductive Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
                [c ]Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey
                Author notes
                [∗ ]Reprint requests: Jacky Boivin, Ph.D., C.Psychol., Cardiff Fertility Studies Research Group, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Tower Building, Park Place, Cardiff, Wales CF10 3AT, UK. boivin@ 123456cardiff.ac.uk
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                Publisher ID: S0015-0282(11)00346-3
                DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.02.046
                PMC ID: 7094343
                PubMed ID: 21458806
                SO-VID: dabe9e6c-9e99-42ab-90e1-4b664577b44f
                Copyright © Copyright © 2011 Published by Elsevier Inc.
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                History
                Date received : 23 December 2010
                Date revision received : 21 February 2011
                Date accepted : 22 February 2011
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Obstetrics & Gynecology
                Keywords: infertility,quality of life,psychology,treatment,assessment,burden,assisted reproductive technologies,in vitro fertilization
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Obstetrics & Gynecology
                Keywords: infertility, quality of life, psychology, treatment, assessment, burden, assisted reproductive technologies, in vitro fertilization

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