Invasive Prenatal Testing Decisions in Pregnancy After Infertility
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Women's Studies |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Reproductive |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 35 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | March 2006 |
| End Date: | December 2007 |
Prenatal Testing Decisions in Pregnancy After Infertility
This study will explore the decision-making experiences of women who are currently pregnant
following a period of infertility on whether or not to undergo an invasive prenatal test
(IPT) procedure, such as amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling. Women who become
pregnant after infertility often experience heightened anxiety regarding the outcome of the
pregnancy. When choosing whether or not to have IPT they are faced with a complex decision,
set in the unique context of a pregnancy that they often perceive as exceptionally
precarious.
Women who are pregnant with their first child after a period of infertility and have made a
decision regarding whether or not to undergo IPT may be eligible for this study.
Participants complete an online password-protected questionnaire that measures infertility
and decision-making variables and explores women's perceptions of the impact of infertility
on their IPT decision-making process. The questionnaire covers the following areas:
- Subject's demographic information, such as age, marital status, number of children,
education, race, ethnicity
- Subject's infertility history
- Subject's thoughts and feelings about infertility
- Subject's thoughts and concerns about other people's (e.g., husband, doctor, other
infertile women) opinions about IPT
- Subject's decision about whether or not to have IPT and her feelings regarding the
decision
- The effect of subject's infertility history on her decision to have or not have IPT
following a period of infertility on whether or not to undergo an invasive prenatal test
(IPT) procedure, such as amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling. Women who become
pregnant after infertility often experience heightened anxiety regarding the outcome of the
pregnancy. When choosing whether or not to have IPT they are faced with a complex decision,
set in the unique context of a pregnancy that they often perceive as exceptionally
precarious.
Women who are pregnant with their first child after a period of infertility and have made a
decision regarding whether or not to undergo IPT may be eligible for this study.
Participants complete an online password-protected questionnaire that measures infertility
and decision-making variables and explores women's perceptions of the impact of infertility
on their IPT decision-making process. The questionnaire covers the following areas:
- Subject's demographic information, such as age, marital status, number of children,
education, race, ethnicity
- Subject's infertility history
- Subject's thoughts and feelings about infertility
- Subject's thoughts and concerns about other people's (e.g., husband, doctor, other
infertile women) opinions about IPT
- Subject's decision about whether or not to have IPT and her feelings regarding the
decision
- The effect of subject's infertility history on her decision to have or not have IPT
Women who are pregnant after infertility often experience heightened anxiety regarding the
outcome of the pregnancy. When choosing whether or not to have invasive prenatal testing
they are faced with a complex decision, set in the unique context of a pregnancy that they
often perceive as exceptionally precious. The proposed study aims to explore the invasive
prenatal testing decision-making experiences of women who are pregnant after infertility. A
cross-sectional design will be used to investigate relationships between the infertility
experience and decisional conflict associated with deciding whether or not to have invasive
prenatal testing. Women who are pregnant after infertility will be recruited from online
support groups and websites for pregnancy after infertility. Participants will be asked to
complete a questionnaire that measures infertility and decision-making variables and elicits
their perceptions of the impact of infertility on their IPT decision-making experience. The
main outcome measure is decisional conflict.
outcome of the pregnancy. When choosing whether or not to have invasive prenatal testing
they are faced with a complex decision, set in the unique context of a pregnancy that they
often perceive as exceptionally precious. The proposed study aims to explore the invasive
prenatal testing decision-making experiences of women who are pregnant after infertility. A
cross-sectional design will be used to investigate relationships between the infertility
experience and decisional conflict associated with deciding whether or not to have invasive
prenatal testing. Women who are pregnant after infertility will be recruited from online
support groups and websites for pregnancy after infertility. Participants will be asked to
complete a questionnaire that measures infertility and decision-making variables and elicits
their perceptions of the impact of infertility on their IPT decision-making experience. The
main outcome measure is decisional conflict.
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
Women.
Self-reported history of infertility.
Currently pregnant.
First pregnancy after period of infertility.
Have been offered IPT during current pregnancy for risk of aneuploidy due to maternal age
greater than 35 years, abnormal first or second trimester screening or an ultrasound
anomaly.
Have made decision about IPT.
Ability to read and write English.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
Men, children.
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