Traumatic potential of Recurrent Implantation Failure in Assisted Reproductive Technology paths for couples experiencing infertility
Heterosexual couples dealing with infertility can seek Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) treatments to achieve pregnancy. Within these programs, infertile couples can experience Recurrent Implantation Failure (RIF), which is the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after three or more transf...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University of Messina
2023-04-01
|
| Series: | Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/MJCP/article/view/3594 |
| _version_ | 1827952255260688384 |
|---|---|
| author | Chiara Fusco Pier Luigi Righetti Camilla Pellicelli Chiara Masaro Silvia Longo Vincenzo Calvo |
| author_facet | Chiara Fusco Pier Luigi Righetti Camilla Pellicelli Chiara Masaro Silvia Longo Vincenzo Calvo |
| author_sort | Chiara Fusco |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Heterosexual couples dealing with infertility can seek Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) treatments to achieve pregnancy. Within these programs, infertile couples can experience Recurrent Implantation Failure (RIF), which is the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after three or more transfers of good-quality embryos into the uterus. RIF also refers to cases of biochemical pregnancy in which increased levels of Beta hCG hormone are detected without subsequent signs of clinical pregnancy.
Although the psychological literature has shown that the repetition of ART attempts significantly correlates with negative psychological outcomes for men and women, to date there are no studies regarding the potentially traumatic features of RIF experiences.
Hence, we provide an overview of the extant literature to highlight points of contact between the features of traumatic experiences and those of RIF and infertility, including the specific characteristics that make the population of infertile couples in ART programs potentially more vulnerable to trauma. This article aims to stimulate reflection in this area and emphasize the importance of expanding research to deepen our knowledge of the psychological processes involved in RIF conditions within ART treatments for infertile couples. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-09T13:54:33Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-651d9f975bb545cc9795d46294bc0f19 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2282-1619 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-09T13:54:33Z |
| publishDate | 2023-04-01 |
| publisher | University of Messina |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology |
| spelling | doaj.art-651d9f975bb545cc9795d46294bc0f192023-05-08T09:48:27ZengUniversity of MessinaMediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology2282-16192023-04-0111310.13129/2282-1619/mjcp-35942958Traumatic potential of Recurrent Implantation Failure in Assisted Reproductive Technology paths for couples experiencing infertilityChiara Fusco0Pier Luigi Righetti1Camilla Pellicelli2Chiara Masaro3Silvia Longo4Vincenzo Calvo5Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan<p>Maternal and Child Department, Ospedale dell'Angelo, ULSS 3 Serenissima Veneto, Mestre</p>Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Pedagogy and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padua<p>Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Pedagogy and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padua</p>Maternal and Child Department, Ospedale dell'Angelo, ULSS 3 Serenissima Veneto, Mestre<p>Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Pedagogy and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padua</p>Heterosexual couples dealing with infertility can seek Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) treatments to achieve pregnancy. Within these programs, infertile couples can experience Recurrent Implantation Failure (RIF), which is the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after three or more transfers of good-quality embryos into the uterus. RIF also refers to cases of biochemical pregnancy in which increased levels of Beta hCG hormone are detected without subsequent signs of clinical pregnancy. Although the psychological literature has shown that the repetition of ART attempts significantly correlates with negative psychological outcomes for men and women, to date there are no studies regarding the potentially traumatic features of RIF experiences. Hence, we provide an overview of the extant literature to highlight points of contact between the features of traumatic experiences and those of RIF and infertility, including the specific characteristics that make the population of infertile couples in ART programs potentially more vulnerable to trauma. This article aims to stimulate reflection in this area and emphasize the importance of expanding research to deepen our knowledge of the psychological processes involved in RIF conditions within ART treatments for infertile couples.https://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/MJCP/article/view/3594recurrent implantation failureinfertilityassisted reproductive technologycouplereproductive trauma. |
| spellingShingle | Chiara Fusco Pier Luigi Righetti Camilla Pellicelli Chiara Masaro Silvia Longo Vincenzo Calvo Traumatic potential of Recurrent Implantation Failure in Assisted Reproductive Technology paths for couples experiencing infertility Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology recurrent implantation failure infertility assisted reproductive technology couple reproductive trauma. |
| title | Traumatic potential of Recurrent Implantation Failure in Assisted Reproductive Technology paths for couples experiencing infertility |
| title_full | Traumatic potential of Recurrent Implantation Failure in Assisted Reproductive Technology paths for couples experiencing infertility |
| title_fullStr | Traumatic potential of Recurrent Implantation Failure in Assisted Reproductive Technology paths for couples experiencing infertility |
| title_full_unstemmed | Traumatic potential of Recurrent Implantation Failure in Assisted Reproductive Technology paths for couples experiencing infertility |
| title_short | Traumatic potential of Recurrent Implantation Failure in Assisted Reproductive Technology paths for couples experiencing infertility |
| title_sort | traumatic potential of recurrent implantation failure in assisted reproductive technology paths for couples experiencing infertility |
| topic | recurrent implantation failure infertility assisted reproductive technology couple reproductive trauma. |
| url | https://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/MJCP/article/view/3594 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT chiarafusco traumaticpotentialofrecurrentimplantationfailureinassistedreproductivetechnologypathsforcouplesexperiencinginfertility AT pierluigirighetti traumaticpotentialofrecurrentimplantationfailureinassistedreproductivetechnologypathsforcouplesexperiencinginfertility AT camillapellicelli traumaticpotentialofrecurrentimplantationfailureinassistedreproductivetechnologypathsforcouplesexperiencinginfertility AT chiaramasaro traumaticpotentialofrecurrentimplantationfailureinassistedreproductivetechnologypathsforcouplesexperiencinginfertility AT silvialongo traumaticpotentialofrecurrentimplantationfailureinassistedreproductivetechnologypathsforcouplesexperiencinginfertility AT vincenzocalvo traumaticpotentialofrecurrentimplantationfailureinassistedreproductivetechnologypathsforcouplesexperiencinginfertility |