Infertility does not lead to higher depression scores or quality of life impairment

Abstract

to research and 9 (56%) decided to discard. Number of children, ethnicity, marital or employment status did not affect decisions (p>0.05). 13 were Catholics, 4 were Protestants, 1 was Greek orthodox, and 1was Jewish. There was no association between religion or religiosity and decision regarding the fate of embryos (p>0.05). CONCLUSION: Until 2009 in our practice, embryos were abandoned at an alarming rate of 89.3%, which raises serious ethical concerns of the future of these embryos. Although our study was too small to draw any final conclusions, religion does not seem to affect patients decisions regarding the fate of their embryos. A larger study is needed to identify factors associated with abandonment which will help physicians better counsel patients before cryopreservation of embryos.