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Name of project/scholarship
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Protective and risk factors in couples facing infertility: similarities and differences in a globalized world
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Description
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Although progress on psychosocial adjustment and infertility has advanced significantly over the last decades, there is little investigation on (i) the combined influences of medical, biological, and psychosocial protective and risk factors within reproductive outcomes; and (ii) the cross-cultural validation of psychosocial measures and effects of infertility. This project consists of two sub-projects. The first one aims to examine the impact of psychosocial determinants on reproductive outcomes in couples’ fertility. While the risk factors associated with psychosocial infertility stress are well-known, it is important to explore if the risk posed by some of these factors might be mitigated by the presence of protective factors. Also, the link between these psychosocial factors and a successful treatment is still unclear. The second subproject focuses on cross-cultural similarities and differences in perceived infertility-related coping strategies and infertility stress. There are no studies comparing infertility-specific measures between countries. These are warranted because culture can have a substantial influence on the way one experiences infertility.
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Funder
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FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
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Funding program
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5876-PPCDTI
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Project/scholarship ID
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130928
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Reference
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PTDC/MHC-PSC/4195/2012
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FundRef URI
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http://www.fct.pt/apoios/projectos/consulta/vglobal_projecto.phtml.en?idProjecto=130928&idElemConcurso=7509
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Start date
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2013-07-01
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End date
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2015-09-30
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Funding amount
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110,020.00 €
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