Resilience, Perceived Stress, and Depressed Mood in Women Under in Vitro Fertilization Treatment.

It has been suggested that women who display higher resilience levels may have less psychological distress during IVF. The aim of this study was to evaluate how infertile women deal with perceived stress, depressed mood, and sleep disturbances at the first IVF attempt and after one or more negative IVF outcomes depending on their level of resilience. An observational, cross-sectional study was carried out in a sample of 207 infertile women undergoing IVF procedures.

Assessment of follicular fluid leptin levels and insulin resistance as outcome predictors in women undergoing in vitro fertilization-intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

Objective: To analyze follicular fluid leptin (FFL) levels, abdominal obesity, and insulin resistance as predictors of in vitro fertilization (IVF)-intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcome.

Design: Observational study.

Setting: Academic medical center.