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Impact of empathic physician contact on patient anxiety and distress during the waiting period after embryo transfer: a randomized controlled trial
There is a high prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with infertility (Chen et al., 2004; Pasch et al., 2016; Volgsten et al., 2008). Specific triggers include the infertility workup, receiving a specific diagnosis, ovarian stimulation injections, surgical procedures and waiting for the pregnancy test result after treatment cycles (Turner et al., 2013). High levels of anxiety and depression may cause patients to discontinue treatment because of the increased emotional burden associated with infertility treatment (Domar et al.
