Stress and distress in infertility among women (Raipur)

Stress and distress in infertility among women

As health care professionals developed the ability to diagnose and treat most cases of infertility they began to view it as an organic condition. Some infertility patients were told that their stress level had nothing to do with their ability to become pregnant and some health professionals did not assess the psychological status of their patients. However there is evidence that stress levels influence the outcome of infertility treatment as well as contribute to patients decisions to continue treatment. Stress also affects patients reactions to pregnancy loss during infertility treatment and pregnancy complications. Moreover psychological distress is associated with treatment failure and interventions to relieve stress are associated with increased pregnancy rates.