<strong>Background:</strong><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> The diagnosis of unexplained infertility may be very frustrating for inferti...<strong>Background:</strong><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> The diagnosis of unexplained infertility may be very frustrating for infertile couples and they show higher depression levels when compared to fertile couples. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Aim: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">To assess the psychiatric aspects of Egyptian women with unexplained infertility. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">220 infertile women were included in this study (110 with unexplained infertility and 110 with explained infertility).</span><b> </b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The psychiatric aspect of these women was evaluated using the translated and validated Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory-II. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Findings: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The</span><b> </b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">number of women with mild depression was significantly higher in </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">the </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">unexplained infertility group (47/110 (42.7%)) versus (22/110 (20%)) in </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">the </span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">explained infertility group (</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">P</span></i></span><i><span style="font-family:""> </span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">=</span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.007). The number of women with moderate anxiety was significantly higher in </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">the </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">unexplained infertility group (26/110 (23.6%)) versus (8/110 (7.3%)) in </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">the </span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">explained infertility group (</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">P</span></i></s展开更多
文摘<strong>Background:</strong><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> The diagnosis of unexplained infertility may be very frustrating for infertile couples and they show higher depression levels when compared to fertile couples. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Aim: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">To assess the psychiatric aspects of Egyptian women with unexplained infertility. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">220 infertile women were included in this study (110 with unexplained infertility and 110 with explained infertility).</span><b> </b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The psychiatric aspect of these women was evaluated using the translated and validated Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory-II. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Findings: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The</span><b> </b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">number of women with mild depression was significantly higher in </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">the </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">unexplained infertility group (47/110 (42.7%)) versus (22/110 (20%)) in </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">the </span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">explained infertility group (</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">P</span></i></span><i><span style="font-family:""> </span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">=</span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.007). The number of women with moderate anxiety was significantly higher in </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">the </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">unexplained infertility group (26/110 (23.6%)) versus (8/110 (7.3%)) in </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">the </span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">explained infertility group (</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">P</span></i></s
