Female infertility. Female infertility
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: The intervention is designed to train husbands of infertile women undergoing IVF/ICSI treatment so that infertile women will be supported by their trained husbands when they begin the
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Iranian nationality of the couple Having at least three weeks until the start of the IVF or ICSI treatment protocol Having at least some literacy Access to a smartphone and the internet by the infertile woman's husband Couples living together Having primary or secondary infertility(secondary infertility with no history of live birth)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Having any chronic physical illness such as diabetes, high blood pressure Having mental illness in either partner, according to their report Taking medications that affect the nervous system or psychotropic drugs by a couple Having adopted children Having children with secondary infertility Intention to use donated oocytes Intention to use frozen eggs Intention to use a surrogacy Sex selection using IVF Each partner undergoing psychological counselling Education in psychology and counselling Intense arguments during the week leading up to the start of the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Differences or lack of differences in perceived social support among infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization (ivf) treatment. Timepoint: Before the intervention and after the intervention on the day of oocyte retrieval. Method of measurement: Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale (MSPSS). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Differences or lack of differences, in anxietyamong infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization (ivf) treatment. Timepoint: Before the intervention and after the intervention on the day of oocyte retrieval. Method of measurement: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, just state anxiety.;Difference or lack of difference in treatment outcomes in infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization (ivf) treatment. Timepoint: After the intervention when the results are known. Method of measurement: The number of eggs is determined through microscopic examination, and the quality of the eggs and embryos, as well as the number of embryos, is assessed using a microscope and according to agreed-upon guidelines by the embryologist. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactSeyede Batool Hasanpoor-Azghady
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed