Objective: To specify whether the interventions based on Hypnofertility would lead to increased fertility preparedness and pregnancy outcomes, decreased cortisol levels of women undergoing In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatment.~Design: Randomized, controlled, prospective study. Setting: University Hospital Fertility Center in Izmir. Patients: Sixty-one women with unexplained infertility undergoing IVF treatment.~Interventions: Interventions based on Hypnofertility including affirmations, visualization, dreaming and relaxation from the first day of treatment to the day of pregnancy test.~Main Outcome Measures: Fertility preparedness and cortisol levels (primary outcomes), pregnancy rate (secondary outcome).
This randomized controlled study aimed to specify whether the interventions based on Hypnofertility would lead to increased fertility preparedness and pregnancy outcomes, decreased cortisol levels of women undergoing In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatment.