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This research was conducted to determine the effect of virtual reality-supported hypnofertility on fertility preparedness, stress and coping with stress in women having in vitro fertilization. At the end of research It has been determined that initiatives based on the hypnofertility philosophy increase the level of preparedness to fertility, decrease the stress level and provide effective coping with stress in women who had IVF treatment.
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It is estimated that the infertility affects 8-12% of all couples in reproductive age across the world. Various alternative methods were implemented for years for alleviating the stress which was felt by infertile women. The women in the process of infertility treatment make more efforts to be impregnated, their fertility preparedness is negatively affected and they need more psychosocial support. Upon the review of the relevant literature, it is discerned that there was a limited number of studies in which mind-body programs, namely, hypnofertility methods, were applied to the cases of infertility. In this research, in the first meeting with infertile women who would be assigned to the experimental group, the research objective was explained, and their consent to partake in the research was received in written and verbal format and pretest data were obtained. Later during in vitro fertilization, VR-supported hypnofertility treatment initiative which applied to the experimental group was implemented in four stages, namely, 'Stage 1 (the first folliculometry day)', 'Stage 2 (the second folliculometry day)', 'Stage 3 (oocyte retrieval stage)' and 'Stage 4 (embryo transfer stage)'. And posttest data were obtained at the end of last stage. Each process took 20 minutes on average. Meetings with infertile women who were assigned to the control group were held twice. In the first meeting, pretest data were collected. VR-supported hypnofertility treatment initiative was not applied to the control group, and posttest data were collected from the control group via the second meeting held on the same date as the fourth stage of treatment, namely, the day of embryo transfer. It is considered that the stress levels of women who are in the process of having IVF treatment will fall down and hence the fertility preparedness and the ability to cope with infertility stress will be positively affected by virtue of the effective use of hypnofertility method, which is still a new method in Turkey, by midwives and other health professionals.
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