Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2016 Jun;22(2):78-85. 10.4069/kjwhn.2016.22.2.78.

Effect of Abdominal Massage before In Vitro Fertilization Injection on Alleviating Pain among Infertile Women

• Ku JO
• Park YJ
• Kim JW
• Jeon EJ
• Jang JH
• Cho YH
• Cho HY
• Park JM
• Lee SS

• KMID: 2328088
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2016.22.2.78

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of abdominal massage on alleviating pain caused by the injection of recombinant gonadotropin for In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) among infertile women.
METHODS
This study employed a nonequivalent control group non-synchronized design. A total sample of 149 infertile women who never experienced in vitro fertilization was recruited at C fertility center. Seventy women were assigned into experimental group and 79 into controls. The experimental group had been informed to do abdominal massage prior to the injection and to record their subjective pain using visual analogue scale. The control group had been informed to record their subjective pain in the same way just after the injection.
RESULTS
Compared to the pre-tested pain scores, the pain scores in experimental group were significantly reduced by 0.7 points, whereas the control group increased by 0.9 points (t=-4.55, p=.001).
CONCLUSION
This study confirms that the use of abdominal massage prior to the injection is an effective way to alleviate pain on injection site. This massage may be a useful intervention for infertile women about pain alleviation.

Keyword

Infertile women; Injection; Pain; Massage

MeSH Terms

Female
Fertility
Fertilization in Vitro*
Gonadotropins
Humans
In Vitro Techniques*
Massage*
Gonadotropins

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