The effect of medical clowning on pregnancy rates after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.

نویسندگان

  • Shevach Friedler
  • Saralee Glasser
  • Liat Azani
  • Laurence S Freedman
  • Arie Raziel
  • Dvora Strassburger
  • Raphael Ron-El
  • Liat Lerner-Geva
چکیده

This experimental prospective quasi-randomized study examining the impact of a medical clowning encounter after embryo transfer (ET) after in vitro fertilization (IVF) found that the pregnancy rate in the intervention group was 36.4%, compared with 20.2% in the control group (adjusted odds ratio, 2.67; 95% confidence interval, 1.36-5.24). Medical clowning as an adjunct to IVF-ET may have a beneficial effect on pregnancy rates and deserves further investigation.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Fertility and sterility

دوره 95 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011