Health Condition 1: null- Primary Infertility
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: The type of intervention offered in this study is behavioural in nature.
It is named as PSYCHOTHERAPY, as is an evidence based treatment modality offered to individuals with significant
a response is deliberate and considered action.
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Sponsors
Selfsponsored
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria • Persons who give consent for the study, with female partner of couple of Age 20 years to 35 years , Educated at least up to 10th standard and should be able to read and write Kannada. • Couples who are coming as new cases to MARC , with p/h/o diagnosis of primary infertility • Patients who have 5-10 years of p/h/o undergoing Assisted Reproductive Treatments • Couples with PCOD in female partner and /or oligospermia and varicocele in male partner • Suitable for intra-uterine insemination • Neither partner of the couple meets any diagnostic criteria on Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview ( English version 5.0). • Having a significant infertility specific stress score , in either partner of the couple ,( i.e. raw score of 167 or above as assessed in females and of 147 or above as assessed in males) as measured on Fertility Problem Inventory.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Couples with >10 years of diagnosis of primary infertility and p/h/o undergoing Assisted Reproductive Treatments. • Couples who have undergone surgery in the last 3 months . • Couples who are going to under surgeries in the coming 3 months • Couples suitable for IVF • Couples suitable for donor egg/ donor insemination • Couples in which female partner has a diagnosis of recent cyst/ fibroids/ endometrioses and /or males with a diagnosis of azoospermia/aspermia. • Couples in which either partner with diagnosed with any psychiatric disorder or on Rx for psychiatric comorbidities ,or meets the diagnostic criteria on Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview ( English version 5.0). • Having an insignificant infertility specific stress score in both the partner of the couple ( raw score of or less than 167 as assessed in females and equal/less than 147 as assessed in males) as measured on Fertility Problem Inventory.
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ii. Mindfulness skills : Assessed by Kentucky Inventory for Mindfulness Skills Timepoint: Pre to Post intervention, 1 months;iii. Anxiety and Depression: Assessed by Hamilton anxiety and depression scale.Timepoint: Pre to Post Intervention, 1 month;v. Fertility related Quality of life : Assessed by Ferti QOL Timepoint: Pre to post intervention, 1 month | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Infertility Specific Stress assessed by Fertility Problem InventoryTimepoint: Pre to Post Intervention, 1 month | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactMs Ansha Patel
Dept of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.
Outcome results
None listed