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Impact of a group mind/body intervention on pregnancy rates in IVF patients
Alice D Domar1, Kristin L Rooney, Benjamin Wiegand
1Boston IVF, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, USA. alice.domar@bostonivf.com
Objective:
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.
Design:
Randomized, controlled, prospective study.
Setting:
Private academically affiliated infertility center.
Patient(S):
A total of 143 women aged≤40 years who were about to begin their first IVF cycle.
Intervention(S):
Subjects were randomized to a ten-session mind/body program (MB) or a control group and followed for two IVF cycles.
Main Outcome Measure(S):
Clinical pregnancy rate.
Result(S):
Only 9% of the MB participants had attended at least one-half of their sessions at cycle 1 start. Pregnancy rates for cycle 1 were 43% for all subjects; 76% of the MB subjects had attended at least one-half of their sessions at cycle 2 start. Pregnancy rates for cycle 2 were 52% for MB and 20% for control.
Conclusion(S):
MB participation was associated with increased pregnancy rates for cycle 2, prior to which most subjects had attended at least half of their sessions.
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