A prospective experimental randomized controlled trial to investigate the effect of virtual reality (VR) technology on improving clinical pregnancy rates and lowering anxiety for IVF patients undergoing frozen embryo transfer (FET)
Jak Ozsarfati, Samantha Yee, Michal Dviri, Anjila Roumia, Lilach Marom Haham, Andie Blankenstein, Ayesha Noman, Avishai Gasner, Shruti Pathak, Shivani Dhanani, Lianet Lopez, Carly Keshen, Karen Glass, Prati Sharma, Ari Baratz, Andree Gauthier-Fisher, Clifford Librach · 2026
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Jak Ozsarfati and co-authors test whether a virtual reality session before embryo transfer lifts pregnancy rates and calms patients, in this 2026 trial. Three hundred fifty fertility patients were split evenly between a one-time VR exposure and usual care around their frozen embryo transfer. Pregnancy was checked at two, six, and twelve weeks, alongside pulse, saliva, blood pressure, and anxiety scores.
Pregnancy rates ran higher with VR at every check, significantly so at six and twelve weeks. Anxiety fell more steeply in the VR group after transfer, though body stress measures matched. The authors credit the calming session, alongside embryo quality.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jak Ozsarfati, Samantha Yee, Michal Dviri, Anjila Roumia, Lilach Marom Haham, Andie Blankenstein, Ayesha Noman, Avishai Gasner, Shruti Pathak, Shivani Dhanani, Lianet Lopez, Carly Keshen, Karen Glass, Prati Sharma, Ari Baratz, Andree Gauthier-Fisher, Clifford Librach |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 60 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |