Quality of life and infertility stress in homologous and heterologous medically assisted reproduction: The role of common and specific psychopathological traits

Pozza, Andrea; Dèttore, Davide; Coccia, Maria Elisabetta

doi:10.1111/ppc.12603

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“…Higher scores indicated an elevated presence of automatic thoughts (40). The male SMQ-AT scale shows good validity and internal consistency (Cronbach's α = .84) (41).…”

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Fertility-related Quality-of-Life in men undergoing Medically Assisted Reproduction during the pandemic: Sexual beliefs moderate the effects of sexual functioning

Vallone

Pugi

Dèttore

et al. 2023

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Background . Following a diagnosis of infertility, an increasing number of couples are turning to Medically Assisted Reproduction (MAR) to achieve a pregnancy, which can have a detrimental impact on the individual's Quality-of-Life, leading to heightened risks of anxious-depressive symptoms and stress. Little is known about men’s infertility-related Quality-of-Life, and among the variables potentially associated with it, the role of sexual beliefs is neglected.Methods . This study included 166 participants, with 83 men attending a MAR pathway, while a control group of 83 subjects, paired by age, marital status, and number of children was drawn from the general population. Sexual-Modes Questionnaire, Depression-Anxiety-Stress-Scale, Arizona Sexual Experience Scale, and Fertility Quality-of-Life Questionnaire were administered.Results . Among men undergoing MAR, higher levels of erection-related thoughts were associated with a worse Quality-of-Life, but when they occur alongside sexual dysfunction, they were linked to a better Quality-of-Life. Negative thoughts about sex were associated with a higher Quality-of-Life, but when combined with sexual dysfunction, they were associated with a worse Quality-of-Life.Conclusions . Overall, the study highlights the negative impact of certain sexual beliefs on the Quality-of-Life of men undergoing MAR and suggest that psychological interventions should be tailored to the beliefs with which men approach the infertility treatment.Trial Registration. The study was approved on October 27, 2020, by the Institutional Ethics Committee of the Careggi University Hospital of Florence, Italy (approval code: 18326_OSS). Participants provided written informed consent.

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“…Higher scores indicated an elevated presence of automatic thoughts (40). The male SMQ-AT scale shows good validity and internal consistency (Cronbach's α = .84) (41).…”

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confidence: 99%

Fertility-related Quality-of-Life in men undergoing Medically Assisted Reproduction during the pandemic: Sexual beliefs moderate the effects of sexual functioning

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Dèttore

et al. 2023

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“…However, couples with an intra-marital reproduction project (IUI and IVF) more often recognize that they seek pregnancy more than sexual pleasure with respect to couples under heterologous IVF [ 95 ]. Overall, couples in homologous ART were shown to have higher depressive state, anxious symptoms, general infertility-stress and specific infertility-related sexual concerns than the heterologous group [ 78 ], with a significant impact also on the quality of life [ 114 ]. All these results may be explained by the higher expectation of the couples undergoing homologous ART that might feel themselves more responsible for the pregnancy outcome.…”

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The Inferto-Sex Syndrome (ISS): sexual dysfunction in fertility care setting and assisted reproduction

Luca

Parrettini²,

Sansone³

et al. 2021

J Endocrinol Invest

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Purpose Infertility represents a peculiar social burden affecting more than 15% of couples, provoking it a real threat to the general quality of life and to the sexual health. The medicalization (diagnosis, therapy and follow up) of the lack of fertility is frequently a challenge in term of personal and couple’s involvement. In particular, while the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) has allowed many infertile couples to achieve pregnancy, the therapeutic process faced by the couple bears a strong psychological stress that can affect the couple's quality of life, relationship and sexuality. Despite infertility affects both female and male sexual health, only recently the interest in the effects of ART on the couple's sexuality has grown, especially for women. Methods A literature research on the sexual dysfunction in fertility care and particularly in ART setting was performed. Results Literature largely found that intimacy and sexuality appear specifically impaired by intrusiveness of treatments and medical prescriptions. Moreover, there is a close relationship between emotional, psychological and sexual aspects, which can be integrated in the new concept of Inferto-Sex Syndrome (ISS) that can impair the ART treatment outcomes. Evidence demonstrates that the assessment of sexual function is necessary in couples undergoing diagnosis of infertility and ART. Conclusion A close relationship between infertility and sexuality, both in the female and male partners, was detected. ART treatments may heavily impact on the couple's psychosexual health. A couple-centred program for the integrated management of psychological and sexual dysfunction should be considered in the context of ART programs.

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Progression of depression and anxiety symptoms in pregnancies conceived by assisted reproductive technology in the United States

Simoni

Gilstad‐Hayden

Naqvi

et al. 2021

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology

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Quality of life and infertility stress in homologous and heterologous medically assisted reproduction: The role of common and specific psychopathological traits

Cited by 5 publications

References 33 publications

Fertility-related Quality-of-Life in men undergoing Medically Assisted Reproduction during the pandemic: Sexual beliefs moderate the effects of sexual functioning

Fertility-related Quality-of-Life in men undergoing Medically Assisted Reproduction during the pandemic: Sexual beliefs moderate the effects of sexual functioning

The Inferto-Sex Syndrome (ISS): sexual dysfunction in fertility care setting and assisted reproduction

Progression of depression and anxiety symptoms in pregnancies conceived by assisted reproductive technology in the United States

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