Affiliation:
1. Institut für Medizinische Psychologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Abstract
AbstractThis review provides a systematic overview of the state of knowledge to date of psychosocial risk factors with a focus on anxiety, depressiveness, and (lack of) social support among
involuntarily childless women and men prior to assisted reproduction. The databases PubMed, PubPsych, PsycINFO-Ebsco, and Web of Science were searched for relevant publications in
English or German, and finally a total of 20 publications were included in the systematic review. Of these, 18 studies focused on depressiveness, 15 studies focused on anxiety, and 9 studies
focused on social support. Half of the studies included both men and women, while the other half included only women. Due to the large heterogeneity of the study results as well as
limitations, no clear conclusions can be drawn regarding a difference between the risk profiles of men and women with an unfulfilled desire to have children. However, it has been shown that
infertile couples or women experience higher levels of stress in the form of depressiveness and anxiety compared to fertile participants. Furthermore, it was found that social support,
regardless of gender difference, within the couple and from family and friends may be associated with a lower risk for depressiveness and anxiety.
Subject
Maternity and Midwifery,Obstetrics and Gynecology
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