Anxiety and Depression before in vitro Fertilization -⁠ Men and Women React Diferently on the Cause of Infertility

Czech version

Authors: Koryntová; Síbrtová; Kloučková; Čepický; Řežábek; Živný
Authors‘ workplace: Gynekologicko-porodnická klinika VFN a 1. LF UK, Praha, přednosta prof. MUDr. . Živný, DrSc., Katedra psychologie Filozofické fakulty UK, Praha, vedoucí doc. PhDr. M. Rymeš, CSc., Levret, s. r. o., vedoucí MUDr. PhDr. P. Čepický, CSc.
Published in: Ceska Gynekol 2001; (1): 47-51
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Overview

Objecive:
Testing the depression, anxiety and/or frustration differences between women and mencoming for IVF treatment, depending on cause of infertility.Design: Prospective study.Setting: Assisted Reproduction Centre, Gynecology and Obstetrics Department, 1stMedical Faculty of Charles University, Apolinářská 18, Prague 2, 128 00 Czech Republic.Methods:66 infertile couples before IVF treatment were subjected to Becks Depression Inventory,State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and Dusin frustration test. Obtained test results were statisticallyprocessed and correlated to male of female factor of infertility.Results:The depression and anxiety scores in couples with female infertility factor were significantly higher (p

Key words:
psychology, IVF, anxiety, depression, gender, male, female infertility factor

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