Depression and coping strategies of Chinese women undergoing in-vitro fertilization

Many women in infertile couples undergoing IVF have depression. Preventive interventions should be provided for women with risk factors of depression, such as long duration of marriage, long duration of infertility, low monthly family income, high basal follicle-stimulating hormone, low serum oestradiol, high oocyte number, and use of denial as a coping strategy.