The Researchers hope to learn if by using lavender aromatherapy during an intrauterine insemination patients have decreased anxiety and pain at the time of the procedure.
Infertility patients have a high level of anxiety before and during infertility treatments due to anticipated discomfort of a procedure and anticipation of a long awaited pregnancy. Aromatherapy with lavender, an essential oil, has been shown to be effective in reducing anxiety and pain in a variety of procedures such as Botox injections, cesarean delivery and intrauterine device placement.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
62
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Anxiety
Anxiety level using a standard visual analog scale. Scale is from 0-100 mm. 0 is absent anxiety. 100 mm is maximal anxiety.
Time frame: During intrauterine insemination procedure
Pain
Pain score using Wong-Baker pain scale of 0-10. 0 being absent pain and 10 being maximal pain.
Time frame: During intrauterine insemination procedure
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