Journal of Clinical and Medical Sciences

Stress and Information Therapy in Infertile Young Couples

Caterina Visco^* Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), 1 Yersin, Vietnam
^*Correspondence: Caterina Visco, Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), 1 Yersin, Vietnam, Email:

Published: 23-Nov-2021

Introduction

After one year of frequent unprotected intercourse, infertility is defined as the inability to conceive. This illness is also linked to a variety of social, psychological, physical, and economical pressures. Infertility affects one out of every five couples, and the number of infertile couples rises by two million every year. Infertility affects between 10% and 15% of couples in the United States, and about 20% of the western population. Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), which is widespread among such couples, aims to heal infertility by using techniques that circumvent natural fertilisation. In such couples, infertility therapy is generally accompanied by a lot of stress.

In Women who take ART are more likely than the general population to experience worry, stress, and depression, according to studies. Women, on the other hand, are more susceptible to stress than men. Infertility and psychiatric illnesses have a strong link. The "stress theorem" is based on the idea that elevated stress precedes and causes infertility. Gallinelli found a strong link between stress and infertility in his research. Infertile couples had greater levels of blood cortisol and Corticotropin Hormone (CRH) than the general population, according to their findings. Other research has pointed to the harmful impact of increased stress on ART and reproductive therapy success rates.

Infertility is linked to a sense of threat, sexual anxiety, hopelessness, and marital troubles. Although infertility is a major source of stress for some couples, stress does not always lead to infertility. Many other elements play a role in this process, one of the most important of which is chronic anxiety. Chronic stress, according to preclinical studies, has long-term effects on the neural system. Stress mediators can have both protective and harmful effects depending on their duration, time, and rate of release. In Iran, over 1 million couples are infertile, and fertility is viewed as a very serious issue among the general population due to the country's religious, historical, and social traditions. Infertility also plays a great role in marriage integrity, being a major cause of divorce in such populations. Stress and worry in such patients may be minimised by clarifying unknown topics and familiarising them with various infertility treatment options. Patients will be able to better adjust to their existing situations after getting help and information.

Information Therapy

Information therapy was offered as an evidence-based information strategy to specific patients with the goal of increasing awareness in patients to improve their judgement or to create behavioural change in such people. Information therapy is a generally established therapeutic practise in which people are given information with the goal of improving their physical and mental health. In some cases, true to its name, information therapy is a prescription order that requires patients to study specific information on specified subjects. Information therapy, on the other hand, is utilised to help patients improve their decision-making abilities.
In general, information therapy strives to provide more tailored and purposeful information to patients while also being more beneficial. Information therapy has the potential to strengthen the interaction between patients and health-care workers, as well as lower costs and improve health outcomes through better decision-making. Previous research on patient-physician relationships focused on physicians' differing perspectives on information provision and patient satisfaction. However, no one has looked at the effect of infertility treatment process awareness on infertile couples' stress levels.
Notification and comprehension of infertility treatment steps is a challenging experiment in and of itself. On the other hand, the method's complexity, long duration, frequent visits, and high expenses, together with the method's low success rates, contribute to the occurrence and worsening of stress. Approximately 80% of patients who have undergone IVF treatment have shown signs of moderate to severe stress. The cornerstone of infertility treatment in all health and medical sectors is the teaching and enhancement of infertile patients' knowledge. Stress and anxiety are caused by a dread of the unknown.