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What impact does infertility have on psychological well-being?

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Psychological support services during Infertility treatment Infertility takes a significant toll on the psychological health of women and on couples. When medical treatment for any condition is sought, a physical toll is expected and individuals prepare for the same. However, the mental/emotional toll is often minimized or ignored. Infertility is an exhausting burden, as it is not just the physical aspect of not being able to have a child, but the emotional, social, intellectual and financial burden which is overwhelming for most people. Shame, guilt, feelings of inadequacy, uncertainty about seeking treatment, the lack of social/emotional support, stigma associated with infertility, the uncertainty of a positive outcome and the financial burden of treatment among many other things make this process a difficult one to cope with. Psychological self-care and support are absolute necessities during the process of treatment. Emotional responses like irritability, anger, anxiety, ...

How often is Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) successful?

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The success of ART-IVF in general is dependent on several factors such as patient factors and clinic factors. Coming to the patient factors, the age of the female partner is very important as if the female partners age is less than 35 years of age then when 2 good quality embryos are replaced the success in good clinics are around 60% in one cycle of IVF. The other parameters in the female partner which influences success of ART is the indication why IVF was suggested in the first place. In women with tubal factor or PCOS the results are better for example as compared to unexplained sub fertility. The quality of eggs and the number of eggs or ovarian reserve is also very important for success. In women with less egg number, the chances of getting good quality embryos on extended culture are less compared to women with normal egg number and hence in this group of women with less egg number success chances are also less. When considering clinic related factors, ex...