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- In
a study of 132 infertile women attending a ten-session group cognitive-behavioral
treatment program, 42% of the women conceived viable pregnancies
within six months of completing the program.
(Domar, Friedman, & Zuttermeister, 1999)
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In a randomized study at
Harvard Medical School, women who participated in a group psychological
intervention had significantly increased viable pregnancy rates
compared to women who had no psychological interventions.
(Domar, Clapp, Slawsby, Dusek, Kessek, and Freizinger, 2000)
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A study on depression and
IVF outcome suggested that mind/body programs are effective
in reducing the negative emotions that may impair IVF success
and should be offered in conjunction with IVF treatment.
(Demyttenaere, Bonte, Gheldof, Veraeke, Meuleman, Vanderschuerem,
et al, 1998)
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Infertile women had depression
and anxiety levels equivalent to those of women with terminal
illnesses, such as heart disease, cancer, or human immunodeficiency
virus infections.
(Domar, Zuttermeister, & Friedman, 1993)
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Women with a history of depressive
symptoms were almost twice as likely as women without a history
of these symptoms to have a history of infertility.
(Lapane, Zierler, Lasatar, Stein, Barbout, & Hume, 1995)
- Relaxation response techniques used in mind/body
treatment represent an important tool to be added to therapeutic
strategies dealing with stress-related diseases.
(Esch, Fricchione, & Stefano, 2003)
- In an unpublished study of women undergoing
donor sperm insemination, those with higher pretreatment levels
of anxiety took significantly longer to conceive and were more
likely to miscarry than women with lower levels of anxiety.
(Demyttenaere, Nijs, Steeno, Koninckx, Evers-Kiebooms, 1988)
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