N97 N46
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: All 296 persons who took part in the first project 2014/15 will be examined after five years by means of a postal questionnaire.
Sponsors
Institut für Medizinische Psychologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All study participants of the first project 2014/15 who have agreed to participate in this follow-up examination and have sufficient knowledge of German. If the partner refuses to participate, the patient can also participate as an individual (and vice versa). Only adult women and men are included in the study. A further inclusion criterion is the ability of the subjects to give their informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are persons not willing to participate, with insufficient knowledge of German or study drop-outs.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Identification of psychological and medical protective and risk factors in infertile couples with unsuccessfully completed fertility treatment (without child birth) or with premature discontinuation of treatment ("drop-outs") five years after the beginning of fertility therapy. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A secondary objective is to record possible psychological predictors for pregnancy/child birth within five years of the start of treatment. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactTewes Wischmann
Institut für Medizinische Psychologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Outcome results
None listed