Risk factors for infertility treatment-associated harassment among working women: a Japan-Female Employment and Mental health in assisted reproductive technology (J-FEMA) study.

Yuito UedaMotoki EndoKeiji KurodaKiyohide TomookaYuya ImaiYuko IkemotoKiyomi MitsuiSetsuko SatoAtsushi TanakaRikikazu SugiyamaKoji NakagawaYuichi SatoYasushi KuribayashiMari KitadeAtsuo ItakuraSatoru TakedaTakeshi Tanigawa

Published in: International archives of occupational and environmental health (2022)

This study found that 7.4% of female patients experienced I-harassment after infertility treatment initiation. Those female patients who "experienced more IVF cycles," and "disclosed their infertility treatment in their workplace" should be carefully followed up by healthcare professionals to prevent I-harassment.

Keyphrases

mental health
polycystic ovary syndrome
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
metabolic syndrome
pregnant women
adipose tissue
peritoneal dialysis
skeletal muscle