Psychological impact of infertilityTara M Cousineau
Domar Center for Complementary Healthcare, Boston IVF, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 130 Second Avenue, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, USA
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 21:293-308. 2007
..Further research is needed to understand the association between distress and fertility outcome, as well as effective psychosocial interventions...
- A prospective investigation into the reasons why insured United States patients drop out of in vitro fertilization treatment
Alice D Domar
Boston IVF, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, USA
Fertil Steril 94:1457-9. 2010
..To determine the primary reason why insured patients drop out of IVF treatment in the United States and to identify methods to decrease such behavior...
- Understanding the perceptions of and emotional barriers to infertility treatment: a survey in four European countries
ALICE DOMAR
Harvard Medical School, Boston IVF, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Waltham, MA, USA
Hum Reprod 27:1073-9. 2012
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- Lifestyle behaviors in women undergoing in vitro fertilization: a prospective study
Alice D Domar
Boston IVF, Waltham, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Fertil Steril 97:697-701.e1. 2012
..To determine the lifestyle behaviors of women before and during an IVF cycle...
- Acupuncture and infertility: we need to stick to good science
Alice D Domar
Domar Center for Complementary Healthcare, Boston IVF, Massachusetts, USA
Fertil Steril 85:1359-61; discussion 1368-70. 2006
..The research published to date does not show a definitive positive impact of acupuncture on IVF success rates. However, researchers seem to lack traditional scientific practices when interpreting the data...
- Impact of a group mind/body intervention on pregnancy rates in IVF patients
Alice D Domar
Boston IVF, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, USA
Fertil Steril 95:2269-73. 2011
..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...
- The impact of acupuncture on in vitro fertilization outcome
Alice D Domar
Boston IVF, Inc, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, USA
Fertil Steril 91:723-6. 2009
..To replicate previous research on the efficacy of acupuncture in increasing pregnancy rates (PR) in patients undergoing IVF and to determine whether such an increase was due to a placebo effect...
- Impact of psychological factors on dropout rates in insured infertility patients
Alice D Domar
Boston IVF, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, USA
Fertil Steril 81:271-3. 2004
..Recent research supports the theory that psychological factors play a significant role in insured patients dropping out of IVF treatment before they receive all covered cycles...
- Relaxation techniques for reducing pain and anxiety during screening mammography
Alice D Domar
Boston IVF, Mind/Body Center for Women's Health, 40 Second Ave, Ste. 300, Waltham, MA 02451, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 184:445-7. 2005
..CONCLUSION: Listening to a relaxation or music audiotape before and during mammography does not reduce subjective reports of anxiety or pain. Women undergoing screening mammography report minimal levels of distress...
- A new fertility factor
Alice D Domar
Newsweek 144:72, 74. 2004
