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In vitro fertilization (IVF) was first employed in the late 1970’s as an assisted reproductive technique available to infertile couples for whom conception has been difficult or impossible. The IVF technique is offered typically after the couple (most likely the woman) has undergone several years of diagnostic and failed treatment procedures. For most couples it is the last hope for biological parenthood. In addition to the stress of the chronicity of infertility and the procedures involved in the diagnosis and treatment, the couple as a unit and each individual may face a wide range of psychosocial and intrapsychic conflicts contributing to the burden of their infertility.
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Ponticas, Y., Fagan, P.J. (1997). Issues in the Psychological Evaluation and Care of In Vitro Fertilization Couples. In: Wildes, K.W. (eds) Infertility. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 53. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0269-5_3
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