Abstract
BackgroundWomen undergoing infertility treatment have poor quality of life. This may cause them to withdraw from or refuse treatment. Women undergoing frozen embryo transfer have a treatment interval. The aim of this study was to investigate the status quo of the fertility quality of life in women undergoing frozen embryo transfer and analyse its predictors.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted from August 2019 to August 2020 among women undergoing frozen embryo transfer in a tertiary hospital reproductive centre in Beijing, China. The survey collected demographic characteristics and treatment data and included the fertility problem inventory, the fertility quality of life scale (FertiQoL) and the state-trait anxiety scale. Multiple linear stepwise regression was used to explore the predictors of fertility quality of life.ResultsIn total, 1062 women completed the survey. Participants reported that they had high levels of fertility-related stress and anxiety during treatment. They also had lower fertility-related quality of life, and the Treatment FertiQoL scored the lowest. The regression results showed that social concern, trait anxiety, duration of treatment and age were risk factors for diminished fertility quality of life.ConclusionChinese women undergoing frozen embryo transfer have relatively poor quality of life. The potential predictors of fertility quality of life include social concern, trait anxiety, duration of treatment and age.
Highlights
Women undergoing infertility treatment have poor quality of life
Song et al BMC Women’s Health (2021) 21:177 have shown that infertility and its treatment process may lead to psychological stress [5], threatening the quality of life of patients [6]
Studies from China have shown that predictors of patients’ quality of life include the phase of infertility treatment [3, 11], abortion history [12], anxiety [13], fertility stress [14], the shame of not having a child [15], etc
Summary
Women undergoing infertility treatment have poor quality of life. This may cause them to withdraw from or refuse treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate the status quo of the fertility quality of life in women undergoing frozen embryo transfer and analyse its predictors. The potential factors found in previous studies to influence quality of life include patients’ personal factors (education level, employment situation, income, etc.), social relations (husband-wife relations, family relations, etc.), psychological status, cause of infertility and treatment process [2, 9, 10]. Studies from China have shown that predictors of patients’ quality of life include the phase of infertility treatment [3, 11], abortion history [12], anxiety [13], fertility stress [14], the shame of not having a child [15], etc
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