Mind/body therapies may help women undergoing infertility treatment to beat stress and anxiety thereby boosting the IVF success rate , according to a study. "The intersection of stress and fertlity is a controversial one, but we do know that stress can reduce the probability of conception," said Alice Domar, principal investigator, OB/GYN, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Executive Director of the Domar Center for Mind/Body Health at Boston IVF.
To study the effects of the mind/body therapies on IVF pregnancy outcomes, Domar's team conducted a comparison test on women aged 40 years or below with normal hormonal levels.
None of the participants had previously participated in a mind/body group. The participants were divided into a study group that entered the mind/body therapies and a control group who received no mind/body intervention.
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