Decision Regret and Associated Factors Following Oocyte Cryopreservation in Patients with Diminished Ovarian Reserve And/or Age-related Fertility Decline

Overview

Journal J Assist Reprod Genet

Publisher Springer

Specialties Genetics
Reproductive Medicine

Date 2021 Apr 2

PMID 33797008

Citations 4

Authors

Aysen Gurbuz

Aylin Pelin Cil

Lale Suzan Karakis

Remzi Abali

Mehmet Ceyhan

Ece Aksakal

Azer Kilic

Mustafa Bahceci

Bulent Urman

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Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with decision regret following oocyte cryopreservation (OC) in women with diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) and/or age-related fertility decline (ARFD).

Methods: A cross-sectional survey study was conducted to five hundred fifty-two women with DOR and/or ARFD who underwent OC between 2014 and 2019 in two private-assisted reproductive units in Istanbul, Turkey. Decision regret was measured using the validated Decision Regret Scale (DRS).

Results: The median and mean DRS scores were 10 (interquartile range: 25) and 13.4 (SD: 13.2, range 0-70), respectively. Eighty-five (52.5%) women reported mild regret and 26 (16%) had moderate to severe regret. Decision regret was inversely associated with the belief in fate regarding childbearing and trust in the efficacy of OC.

Conclusions: The prevalence of severe decision regret among patients with DOR and/or ARFD undergoing OC is low. Women who had belief in fate and trusted in the efficacy of oocyte cryopreservation had significantly lower decisional regret.

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