Psychological status of infertile patients who had in vitro fertilization treatment interrupted or postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

• Published in: Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 145 - 152
• Main Authors: Barra, Fabio, La Rosa, Valentina Lucia, Vitale, Salvatore Giovanni, Commodari, Elena, Altieri, Michele, Scala, Carolina, Ferrero, Simone
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 03.04.2022; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: anxiety; Anxiety - epidemiology; Anxiety - psychology; COVID-19; Cross-Sectional Studies; depression; Depression - epidemiology; Depression - psychology; Female; Fertilization in Vitro - psychology; Humans; Infertility; Infertility, Female - epidemiology; Infertility, Female - psychology; Infertility, Female - therapy; IVF; Male; Pandemics; COVID-19; IVF; anxiety; depression; Infertility

To explore the psychological status of infertile women and men who had in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment interrupted or postponed because of the COVID-19 emergency. An electronic survey (NCT04395755) was e-mailed between April and June 2020 to couples whose IVF treatments have been interrupted...