A prospective investigation of perceived stress, infertility-related stress, and cortisol levels in women undergoing in vitro fertilization: influence on embryo quality and clinical pregnancy rate.
Carolyn E CestaAnna L V JohanssonJulius HreinssonKenny Alexandra Rodriguez-WallbergJan I OlofssonJan HolteHåkan WramsbyMargareta WramsbySven CnattingiusAlkistis SkalkidouAnastasia Nyman IliadouPublished in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2018)
Perceived stress, infertility-related stress, and cortisol levels were not associated with IVF cycle outcomes. These findings are potentially reassuring to women undergoing fertility treatment with concerns about the influence of stress on their treatment outcome.