O-167 Sleep quality and affecting factors in women undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment

AbstractStudy questionDoes in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment affects the sleep quality of women and which factors reduce the sleep quality in different stages of this treatment?Summary answerThe sleep quality decreased as the IVF treatment process progresses. Advanced age, prolonged treatment, economical concerns, stress ect. were factors that adversely affected women sleep.What is known alreadyAccording to worldwide research, women receiving IVF treatment may suffer from physiological and psychological symptoms and even experience sleep disturbance. Sleep disturbances are thought to be frequent in women undergoing IVF despite minimal research of this hypothesis. The literature emphasizes the positive effect of quality sleep on oocyte health. Especially sleep hormone melatonin is effective in development of oocytes quality. During sleep, hormones such as melatonin and growth hormone can protect oocytes from the effects of harmful metabolites and improve oocyte quality. Routine evaluation of sleep quality and affecting factors may be an important issue in women receiving IVF treatment.Study design, size, durationIt was longitudinal study with repeated measures. The sample consisted of 158 women from 218 eligible patients who received IVF treatment in two infertility centers in Izmir between December 2017 and March 2019. Treatment-related side effects, cancellation of embryo transfer, and women could not be reached after embryo transfer were excludation reasons. According ...
Source: Human Reproduction - Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research