Health-related quality of life in infertile couples receiving IVF or ICSI treatment

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Infertile couples might experience psychological distress and suffer from impaired health-related quality of life. This study aimed to examine health-related quality of life in infertile couples receiving either in-vitro fertilizatio...

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Main Authors: Rashidi Batool, Montazeri Ali, Ramezanzadeh Fatemeh, Shariat Mamak, Abedinia Nasrin, Ashrafi Mahnaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/8/186
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spelling doaj-c0ab2a924ff34fa8af14491437d4fb3b2020-11-25T00:26:11ZengBMCBMC Health Services Research1472-69632008-09-018118610.1186/1472-6963-8-186Health-related quality of life in infertile couples receiving IVF or ICSI treatmentRashidi BatoolMontazeri AliRamezanzadeh FatemehShariat MamakAbedinia NasrinAshrafi Mahnaz<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Infertile couples might experience psychological distress and suffer from impaired health-related quality of life. This study aimed to examine health-related quality of life in infertile couples receiving either in-vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>This was a cross-sectional study of quality of life in infertile couples attending to Vali-e-Asr Reproductive Health Research Center or Royan Institute for either IVF or ICSI treatment in Tehran, Iran. Health-related quality of life was assessed using the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). Patients' demographic and clinical characteristics were also recorded. Data were analyzed to compare quality of life in infertile women and men and to indicate what variables predict quality of life in infertile couples.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In all 514 women and 514 men (n = 1028) were studied. There were significant differences between women and men indicating that male patients had a better health-related quality of life. Also health-related quality of life was found to be better in infertility due to male factor. Performing logistic regression analysis it was found that female gender, and lower educational level were significant predictors of poorer physical health-related quality of life. For mental health-related quality of life in addition to female gender and lower educational level, younger age also was found to be a significant predictor of poorer condition. No significant results were observed for infertility duration or causes of infertility either for physical or mental health-related quality of life.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The findings suggest that infertility duration or causes of infertility do not have significant effects on health-related quality of life in infertile couples. However, infertile couples, especially less educated younger women, are at risk of a sub-optimal health-related quality of life and they should be provided help and support in order to improve their health-related quality of life.</p> http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/8/186
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author Rashidi Batool
Montazeri Ali
Ramezanzadeh Fatemeh
Shariat Mamak
Abedinia Nasrin
Ashrafi Mahnaz
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Montazeri Ali
Ramezanzadeh Fatemeh
Shariat Mamak
Abedinia Nasrin
Ashrafi Mahnaz
Health-related quality of life in infertile couples receiving IVF or ICSI treatment
BMC Health Services Research
author_facet Rashidi Batool
Montazeri Ali
Ramezanzadeh Fatemeh
Shariat Mamak
Abedinia Nasrin
Ashrafi Mahnaz
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title Health-related quality of life in infertile couples receiving IVF or ICSI treatment
title_short Health-related quality of life in infertile couples receiving IVF or ICSI treatment
title_full Health-related quality of life in infertile couples receiving IVF or ICSI treatment
title_fullStr Health-related quality of life in infertile couples receiving IVF or ICSI treatment
title_full_unstemmed Health-related quality of life in infertile couples receiving IVF or ICSI treatment
title_sort health-related quality of life in infertile couples receiving ivf or icsi treatment
publisher BMC
series BMC Health Services Research
issn 1472-6963
publishDate 2008-09-01
description <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Infertile couples might experience psychological distress and suffer from impaired health-related quality of life. This study aimed to examine health-related quality of life in infertile couples receiving either in-vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>This was a cross-sectional study of quality of life in infertile couples attending to Vali-e-Asr Reproductive Health Research Center or Royan Institute for either IVF or ICSI treatment in Tehran, Iran. Health-related quality of life was assessed using the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). Patients' demographic and clinical characteristics were also recorded. Data were analyzed to compare quality of life in infertile women and men and to indicate what variables predict quality of life in infertile couples.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In all 514 women and 514 men (n = 1028) were studied. There were significant differences between women and men indicating that male patients had a better health-related quality of life. Also health-related quality of life was found to be better in infertility due to male factor. Performing logistic regression analysis it was found that female gender, and lower educational level were significant predictors of poorer physical health-related quality of life. For mental health-related quality of life in addition to female gender and lower educational level, younger age also was found to be a significant predictor of poorer condition. No significant results were observed for infertility duration or causes of infertility either for physical or mental health-related quality of life.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The findings suggest that infertility duration or causes of infertility do not have significant effects on health-related quality of life in infertile couples. However, infertile couples, especially less educated younger women, are at risk of a sub-optimal health-related quality of life and they should be provided help and support in order to improve their health-related quality of life.</p>
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