Depression and IVF Outcomes in 183 Infertile Women, 2021

183 infertile women undergoing IVF-ET at a Chinese hospital in 2021 were assessed for depressive symptoms using the PHQ-9 questionnaire prior to treatment. The study, authored by Xiao-huan Song and published on figshare, collected clinical data on oocyte retrieval and embryo development. It found that 18.1% of participants met criteria for moderate or severe depression, and higher PHQ-9 scores were associated with a reduced number of transferable embryos.

Use Cases

• Modeling the association between depression severity scores and the number of transferable embryos.
• Investigating dose-response relationships between psychological metrics and intermediate reproductive outcomes.
• Analyzing potential confounding factors in the link between mental health status and IVF success metrics.

Strengths

• Includes data from 183 participants with a mean age of 30.80 years.
• Uses a standardized clinical assessment tool (PHQ-9) for measuring depressive symptoms.
• Applies multivariable linear regression and restricted cubic spline models for analysis.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single center in 2021, which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Reproductive Medicine Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University.

Collection Method

Clinical data collected from women undergoing IVF-ET, with depressive symptoms assessed prior to treatment.

Time Range

2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 05:40:31; freshness should be verified.

Geography

China