Stress reduction found to connection clowns to IVF success in research

A connection between clowns and IVF success, or a pregnancy being successfully induced by In Vitro Fertilization, has been found by an investigation done in Israel. Laughter is known to naturally reduce stress, and the study found that women who were frequented by a "medical clown" after going through an In Vitro Fertilization implantation procedure were more likely to become pregnant. Several individuals have taken out such huge unsecured loans to go through IVF, they will probably be much happier to find out the process worked. Resource for this article – Israeli study links clowns and IVF success by reducing stress by MoneyBlogNewz.

Clowns and IVF success connection

Reuters reports that a connection among IVF treatment success and clowns were found at a research hospital in Israel. During recovery from an implantation procedure, it was found that women who were frequented by "medical clowns" ended up with a higher rate of success with becoming pregnant during in-vitro fertilization. The head of the investigation, Dr. Shevach Friedler, got the idea after reading about the positive effects of laughter as a natural tension reducer. In order to see if the reduced tension helped an embryo implant, Dr. Friedler's team at Harofeh Medical Center had patients get frequented by a clown. They wanted to see if the chances of getting pregnant went up with less stress.

Jokes were not being made with the study

Laughter seemed to work really well. The study looked at the women who got the "clown treatment" versus the women who didn't. The females who got the treatment ended up being pregnant more often than those who didn't. About 209 females were used in the investigation that was doing in-vitro fertilization. Of those 209 females, the clown group had in-vitro fertilization success rates of 36 percent. Then there was the group that did not get the clown treatment. They had a victory rate of 20 percent. "Fertility and Sterility" is a reproduction science medical journal that could be publishing the study. Since clowns reduce stress in patients, there are medical clown college degrees that the University of Haifa offers in Israel.

Adding a clown to that cost

For something that is dangerous and doesn't work the majority of the time, in-vitro fertilization is very costly. WebMD accounts that only 25.6 percent of treatments end up with a live birth that happens. About 32 percent do end in pregnancy though. Your age will greatly affect victory rates. You will find other things as well. After artificial insemination and natural possibilities, this therapy is generally chosen as it costs $12,400.

Articles cited

Reuters

reuters.com/article/2011/01/12/us-send-clowns-idUSTRE70B64P20110112

WebMD

webmd.com/infertility-and-reproduction/guide/artificial-insemination