Stress Level and the Relationship With IVF Outcomes.

Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Infertility

Treatments: Other: Observational

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02638662

0903010295

Details and patient eligibility

About

The effect of stress on IVF outcomes.

Full description

The purpose of this study is to describe the pattern of psychological distress (depression, anxiety and stress) as assessed by both subjective and objective measures throughout the course of IVF treatment and to investigate its impact on IVF outcome.

Enrollment: 276 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 44 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy women undergoing IVF at CRMI Ages 20-44

Patients will be divided in different groups depending on whether:

1. They are donating oocytes (control group).
2. They are undergoing IVF for the first time.
3. They are undergoing IVF for the third time and have either failed or succeeded the prior time.

Exclusion criteria

• Any patients who are not candidates for IVF
• Any women who have any past or current medical condition unrelated to their infertility concurrent to their history of infertility (e.g., gastrointestinal disease)

Trial design

276 participants in 3 patient groups

First time IVF patients. Observational

Description:

Those who are doing IVF for the first time.

Treatment:

Other: Observational

Donors Observational

Description:

Those who are doing IVF for the sole purpose of donating their eggs.

Treatment:

Other: Observational

2 or more IVF cycles Obervational

Description:

Those who have done IVF 2 or more times with no success.

Treatment:

Other: Observational