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Infertility affects up to one in six individuals, a common diagnosis that, like most chronic health conditions, comes with an array of physical, emotional, social, and economical challenges. Currently, less than a fourth of individuals undergoing care for infertility utilize mental health services for a myriad of reasons including but not limited to access, cost, travel time, and lack of knowledge of what care would entail. By improving psychological well-being, infertility patients may increase their relationship satisfaction, coping mechanisms for grief and guilt that frequently come with the diagnosis, adherence to treatment, and even chances at achieving a successful pregnancy. In this paper, I argue that mental health services should be incorporated into standard fertility care visits, spearheaded by licensed and experienced mental health professionals to screen and assess a patient's needs and risk of distress, to not only achieve the aforementioned benefits of mental health counseling, but also improve their overall well-being.
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The Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics publishes cellular, molecular, genetic, and epigenetic discoveries advancing our understanding of the biology and underlying mechanisms from gametogenesis to offspring health. Special emphasis is placed on the practice and evolution of assisted reproduction technologies (ARTs) with reference to the diagnosis and management of diseases affecting fertility. Our goal is to educate our readership in the translation of basic and clinical discoveries made from human or relevant animal models to the safe and efficacious practice of human ARTs. The scientific rigor and ethical standards embraced by the JARG editorial team ensures a broad international base of expertise guiding the marriage of contemporary clinical research paradigms with basic science discovery. JARG publishes original papers, minireviews, case reports, and opinion pieces often combined into special topic issues that will educate clinicians and scientists with interests in the mechanisms of human development that bear on the treatment of infertility and emerging innovations in human ARTs. The guiding principles of male and female reproductive health impacting pre- and post-conceptional viability and developmental potential are emphasized within the purview of human reproductive health in current and future generations of our species.
The journal is published in cooperation with the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, an organization of more than 8,000 physicians, researchers, nurses, technicians and other professionals dedicated to advancing knowledge and expertise in reproductive biology.
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