The effect of medical clowning on pregnancy rates after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer

Shevach Friedler; Saralee Glasser; Liat Azani; Laurence S. Freedman; Arie Raziel; Dvora Strassburger; Raphael Ron-El; Liat Lerner-Geva

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.12.016

The effect of medical clowning on pregnancy rates after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer

Shevach Friedler, Saralee Glasser, Liat Azani, Laurence S. Freedman, Arie Raziel, Dvora Strassburger, Raphael Ron-El, Liat Lerner-Geva

Tel Aviv University

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Abstract

This experimental prospective quasi-randomized study examining the impact of a medical clowning encounter after embryo transfer (ET) after in vitro fertilization (IVF) found that the pregnancy rate in the intervention group was 36.4%, compared with 20.2% in the control group (adjusted odds ratio, 2.67; 95% confidence interval, 1.36-5.24). Medical clowning as an adjunct to IVF-ET may have a beneficial effect on pregnancy rates and deserves further investigation.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	2127-2130
Number of pages	4
Journal	Fertility and Sterility
Volume	95
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.12.016
State	Published - 1 May 2011

Keywords

In vitro fertilization
medical clowning
pregnancy rate

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Reproductive Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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