Mental health of women entering fertility treatment: What role do age and internal resources play?

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 470-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley Ben Shlomo ◽  
Vera Skvirsky ◽  
Orit Taubman - Ben-Ari ◽  
Yoseph Azuri ◽  
Eran Horowitz
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Fertility Treatment ◽  
Internal Resources

scholarly journals Uncertainty, Anxiety and Isolation: Experiencing the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown as a Woman with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 952
Author(s):  
Lou Atkinson ◽  
Chris Kite ◽  
Gordon McGregor ◽  
Tamsin James ◽  
Cain C. T. Clark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
Health Anxiety ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Fertility Treatment ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic and the related lockdown measures presented a significant risk to physical and mental wellbeing in affected populations. Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are predisposed to several cardio-metabolic risk factors which increase the susceptibility to severe COVID-19 and also exhibit increased likelihood of impaired mental health wellbeing. Therefore, these women who usually receive care from multiple primary and specialist healthcare services may be disproportionately impacted by this pandemic and the related restrictions. This study aimed to explore the lived experience of the first UK national lockdown as a woman with PCOS. Methods: As part of a larger cross-sectional study, 12 women with PCOS living in the UK during the first national COVID-19 lockdown were recruited to a qualitative study. Telephone interviews were conducted in June/July of 2020, and data collected were subjected to thematic analysis. Results: Five themes were identified. “My PCOS Journey” describes participants’ experiences of diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management of their PCOS. “Living Through Lockdown” describes the overall experience and impact of the lockdown on all aspects of participants’ lives. “Self-care and Managing Symptoms” describe multiple challenges to living well with PCOS during the lockdown, including lack of access to supplies and services, and disruption to weight management. “Healthcare on Hold” describes the uncertainty and anxiety associated with delays in accessing specialised healthcare for a range of PCOS aspects, including fertility treatment. “Exacerbating Existing Issues” captures the worsening of pre-existing mental health issues, and an increase in health anxiety and feelings of isolation. Conclusion: For the women with PCOS in this study, the COVID-19 pandemic and the first national lockdown was mostly experienced as adding to the pre-existing challenges of living with their condition. The mental health impact experienced by the study participants was increased due to lack of access to their normal support strategies, limitations on healthcare services and uncertainty about their risk of COVID-19.

scholarly journals Is Ejaculation Frequency in Men Related to General and Mental Health? Looking Back and Looking Forward

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Mascherek ◽  
Mirjam Christina Reidick ◽  
Jürgen Gallinat ◽  
Simone Kühn
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Brain Structures ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Fertility Treatment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Ejaculation Frequency ◽  
Study Designs ◽  
Time Frames

Despite its relevance for human sexuality, literature on potential effects of ejaculation frequency and masturbation on general and mental health outcomes is sparse. Reasons for this knowledge gap include a general lack of interest, but also methodological challenges and still existing superstition. This paper reconciles literature from various fields to extract relevant information on how ejaculation frequency effects general and mental health outcomes. Culture-bound syndromes have been reported in countries still strictly tabooing or condemning masturbation. Masturbatory guilt describes a phenomenon in individuals experiencing a discrepancy between moral standards and own behavior with respect to masturbation. Abstinence is one aspect under study in the area of fertility treatment. Specific time frames and their respective implications on quality of sperm remain inconclusive. Limited temporal resolution capacities hamper the precise study of brain structures directly activated during ejaculation. The relation between ejaculation frequency and hormonal influences remains poorly understood. Future research that specifically addresses ejaculation frequency and potential mental and general health outcomes is needed. In contrast to extracting knowledge as a byproduct from other studies with a different focus, this enables sound study designs and could provide evidence-based results which could then be further discussed and interpreted.

scholarly journals Mental health outcomes of mothers who conceived using fertility treatment

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolett Raguz ◽  
Sheila W McDonald ◽  
Amy Metcalfe ◽  
Candace O’Quinn ◽  
Suzanne C Tough
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Fertility Treatment

scholarly journals Addressing the needs of fertility treatment patients and their partners: are they informed of and do they receive mental health services?

2016 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
pp. 209-215.e2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauri A. Pasch ◽  
Sarah R. Holley ◽  
Maria E. Bleil ◽  
Dena Shehab ◽  
Patricia P. Katz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Fertility Treatment

scholarly journals Do children make you happier? Sustained child-wish and mental health in women 11-17 years after fertility treatment

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 2238-2246 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Gameiro ◽  
A. W. van den Belt-Dusebout ◽  
E. Bleiker ◽  
D. Braat ◽  
F. E. van Leeuwen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Fertility Treatment ◽  
Child Wish

Positive and negative mental health outcomes and internal resources among the general population in Greece: A nation-wide survey amid COVID-19 lockdown

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Argyroula Kalaitzaki
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Internal Resources ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Nation Wide Survey ◽  
The Impact

Scarce and inconclusive evidence exists on the mental health consequences of the COVID-19 lockdown. This study examined the impact (positive and negative) of the lockdown, levels of resilience and use of coping strategies, and identified high-risk groups during the lockdown in Greece (05/04/2020 - 30/04/2020). A sample of 1661 participants (mean age of 39.5±12.2 years; 75.5% females) completed a google-forms questionnaire, which was distributed through social networking sites, webpages, and personal contacts. It was found that different population subgroups suffer disproportionately the impact of the lockdown. Healthcare workers, females, younger, less educated, and those living alone reported higher rates of posttraumatic stress symptoms. Females achieved more posttraumatic growth and were using more coping strategies than men. Men, older, healthcare workers, and those with a partner were more resilient. Interventions need to be developed to target personal resources, protect vulnerable populations, facilitate posttraumatic growth, and ameliorate wellbeing and quality of life.

Therapy and prevention for mental health: What if mental diseases are mostly not brain disorders?

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. A. Ioannidis
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disease ◽  
Brain Disorders ◽  
Social Stressors ◽  
Labor Education ◽  
Mental Diseases ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Political Decisions

AbstractNeurobiology-based interventions for mental diseases and searches for useful biomarkers of treatment response have largely failed. Clinical trials should assess interventions related to environmental and social stressors, with long-term follow-up; social rather than biological endpoints; personalized outcomes; and suitable cluster, adaptive, and n-of-1 designs. Labor, education, financial, and other social/political decisions should be evaluated for their impacts on mental disease.

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