Impact of a group mind/body intervention on pregnancy rates in IVF patients. 


Author: Domar AD, Rooney KL, Wiegand B, Orav EJ, Alper MM, Berger BM, Nikolovski J.  

Affiliation: Boston IVF, Waltham, Massachusetts; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. 
Conference/Journal: Fertil Steril.
Date published: 2011 Apr 13
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    OBJECTIVE: To determine if women who were randomized to a mind/body program before starting their first IVF cycle would have higher pregnancy rates than control subjects.



DESIGN: Randomized, controlled, prospective study.



SETTING: Private academically affiliated infertility center.



PATIENT(S): A total of 143 women aged ≤40 years who were about to begin their first IVF cycle.



INTERVENTION(S): Subjects were randomized to a ten-session mind/body program (MB) or a control group and followed for two IVF cycles.



MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Clinical pregnancy rate.



RESULT(S): Only 9% of the MB participants had attended at least one-half of their sessions at cycle 1 start. Pregnancy rates for cycle 1 were 43% for all subjects; 76% of the MB subjects had attended at least one-half of their sessions at cycle 2 start. Pregnancy rates for cycle 2 were 52% for MB and 20% for control.



CONCLUSION(S): MB participation was associated with increased pregnancy rates for cycle 2, prior to which most subjects had attended at least half of their sessions.



Copyright © 2011 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

PMID: 21496800