Banca de DEFESA: NATHALIA EVELYN MARTINS LEITE

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STUDENT : NATHALIA EVELYN MARTINS LEITE
DATE: 04/08/2021
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Online - Videoconferência
TITLE:

Influence of marital satisfaction and stress in women on in vitro fertilization treatment 

KEY WORDS:

Dyadic adjustment, attachment style, sexual satisfaction, cortisol, assisted reproduction.

PAGES: 74
BIG AREA: Ciências Biológicas
AREA: Fisiologia
SUBÁREA: Fisiologia Geral
SUMMARY:

One of the most commonly used assisted reproduction techniques today is in vitro fertilization (IVF), but an average worldwide success rate observed by this therapy is about 30%. Physiological and psychological aspects seem to contribute to the treatment outcome. Thus, this study analyzed how psychophysiological stress (assessed by Lipp's general stress, stress related to infertility and salivary cortisol awakening response – CAR) and marital satisfaction (assessed by dyadic adjustment, sexual satisfaction and attachment style) are related with the outcome of IVF, and whether any of these parameters predict treatment success. This was a cross-sectional study carried out at the Januário Cicco Maternity School of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, throughout 2017, with 20 women in the first cycle of IVF. It was seen that the participants who were successful in the treatment, that is, who become pregnant, had greater dyadic cohesion, greater sexual satisfaction and lower CAR. Dyadic cohesion proved to be a predictor of success. A greater adjustment and dyadic consensus were related to the absence of general stress, with the dyadic consensus being a predictor of the absence of stress. In fact, most of the sample was free from psychological stress, and the women with acute stress levels were those with the preoccupied attachment style. These results highlight the importance of low cortisol levels and a good marital relationship for the success of IVF. Therefore,  strategies that helps patients to deal with stressor of treatment and marital relationship should be studied and implemented aiming increase the FIV success rates. It is also important highlight the necessity of further studies to better understand the relationship of these psychophysiological factors with the outcome of IVF in a larger sample, as well as to assess the profile of women seeking treatment in private clinics, which may vary from the profile found in this study of a population sample of lower socioeconomic status with treatment paid for by the Serviço Único de Saúde (SUS), Unified Health Service in English.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1718518 - NICOLE LEITE GALVAO COELHO
Interna - 6346130 - MARIA BERNARDETE CORDEIRO DE SOUSA
Externa à Instituição - ANAGLÓRIA PONTES - UNESP