Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3940109 | Fertility and Sterility | 2011 | 4 Pages |
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.
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Authors
Shevach Friedler, Saralee Glasser, Liat Azani, Laurence S. Freedman, Arie Raziel, Dvora Strassburger, Raphael Ron-El, Liat Lerner-Geva,