Therapy may also be a useful place to discuss how
long infertility treatments should be pursued or the amount of money that should be spent on attempting treatment.
Not exact matches
«There is certainly much left to be studied — including how pregnancy and fertility
treatments may affect mortality later in life — but our results highlight the fact that a history of
infertility is indeed related to a woman's life
long health, and opens a potential opportunity for screening and / or preventative management for infertile women for both women's health care providers and the general practitioner.»
Early detection and
treatment with antibiotics can prevent
long - term effects such as pelvic inflammatory disease that can affect the fallopian tubes and lead to
infertility or ectopic pregnancy.
However, Dr Jensen noted that other results from
long - term cohort studies are sparse and inconsistent, but in general do not show strong associations between
infertility, fertility
treatment and risk of psychiatric disorders.
The researchers are Dr Lucy Frith, who is Reader in Bioethics at the University of Liverpool; University of Huddersfield Professor Emeritus Eric Blyth, an authority on social work who has a
long track record of research into
infertility treatments; and University of Huddersfield senior lecturer Dr Steve Lui, who has a background working and researching in the field of embryology.
Meanwhile, studies have shown that most women come to terms with their parenthood goals.16 — 18 This shows that reorientation and coping after unsuccessful IVF
treatment is important4, 19 — 21 and that couples may be in need of counselling after unsuccessful IVF
treatment to resolve the grieving process.22 Twenty years after
infertility treatment, the relationship quality in the couples who have previously undergone
infertility treatment is good, 23 although a qualitative study on 14 women showed that they still suffered negative effects of the
infertility which were especially great when the women were going through the grandparent phase.24 Most studies have shown that childlessness does not influence psychological well - being in elderly individuals.25 — 28 Thus, there are only a few studies on the mental health of women who have been treated with IVF from a
long - term perspective.
In regard to
long - term effects of
infertility and its
treatment, Gameiro et al16 showed that women who had undergone
infertility treatment 11 — 17 years previously suffered more mental health problems, when compared to the general population, and that a sustained child's wish negatively affected mental health.