Evaluation of Pain in the Course of in Vitro Fertilization

Evaluation of Pain in the Course of in Vitro Fertilization: the Endalgofiv Study

25 to 50% of endometriotic patients are infertile and use medically assisted procreation. In general, the assessment of pain in medically assisted procreation is very little studied. Pain assessment studies in endometriotic patients remain limited to a quantitative assessment of pain symptomatology, without contextualization of painful manifestations. The primary objective of our study is the qualitative and contextualized assessment of pain during In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) protocol in endometriotic and non-endometriotic patients. The secondary objectives of our study are the quantitative study of pain, the measurement of the impact of personal efficiency on painful symptomatology, evaluation of depression, the results of IVF (implantation, pregnancy and live birth rates), and compare pain between endometriotic or non-endometriotic patients and between primary infertility and secondary infertility. According to the results obtained in this study, therapeutic strategies for the management of pain could be proposed, with the aim of improving the quality of life and the results of IVF in these patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients who start an IVF cycle in the medically assisted procreation department of the Jeanne de Flandres Hospital (CHRU Lille)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Refusal to participate in the study
• Minor patient
• Patient over 43 years old
• BMI patient > 35
• Pregnant woman
• Unable to provide clear information to the patient
• Patient under guardianship or lack of health cover
• Patient in IVF with donation of oocyte
• IVF patients for oocyte preservation
• Patient who had already participated in the study