Yr Athro Jacky Boivin
BA MA PhD Concordia (Canada)

Chair

: Sylwebydd y cyfryngau
: Ar gael fel goruchwyliwr ôl-raddedig

I am Professor of Health Psychology and Chartered Health Psychologist in the School of Psychology, Cardiff University.

My most important contribution to the field of reproductive health has been to bring about a more systematic and research oriented perspective to the investigation of psychological issues in reproductive health.

Date
Type

2008

Bunting, L. E. and Boivin, J. 2008. Knowledge about infertility risk factors, fertility myths and illusory benefits of healthy habits in young people. Human Reproduction 23(8), pp. 1858-1864. (10.1093/humrep/den168)
Bunting, L. E. and Boivin, J. 2008. Need and demand for fertility treatment and the importance of raising public awareness about fertility health issues. Psychology and Health 23(S1), pp. 49-49.
Durand, M., Boivin, J. and Elwyn, G. 2008. A review of decision support technologies for amniocentesis. Human Reproduction Update 14(6), pp. 659-668. (10.1093/humupd/dmn037)
Durand, M., Stiel, M., Boivin, J. and Elwyn, G. 2008. Where is the theory? Evaluating the theoretical frameworks described in decision support technologies. Patient Education and Counseling 71(1), pp. 125-135. (10.1016/j.pec.2007.12.004)
Lancastle, D. S. and Boivin, J. 2008. A feasibility study of a brief coping intervention (PRCI) for the waiting period before a pregnancy test during fertility treatment. Human Reproduction 23(10), pp. 2299-2307. (10.1093/humrep/den257)
Harold, G. T., Shelton, K. H., Rice, F., Boivin, J., Hay, D. F., van den Bree, M. B. and Thapar, A. 2008. Disentangling genetic and environmental influences on children’s development: introducing a novel methodology. Acta Psychologica Sinica 40(10), pp. 1124-1134.
Boivin, J. and Bunting, L. E. 2008. Psychosocial issues in periconceptional care. In: Macklon, N., Greer, I. and Steegers, E. eds. Textbook of Periconceptional Medicine. London: Informa Healthcare, pp. 287-297.

2007

Rice, F. et al. 2007. Genetic and environmental transmission of anxiety and depression in families using a novel design [Abstract]. Behavior Genetics 37(6), pp. 788-788. (10.1007/s10519-007-9169-9)
Boivin, J. and Schmidt, L. 2007. O-220 Who uses complementary therapy? Predictors in an infertile population [Abstract]. Human Reproduction 22(S1), pp. i88-i88. (10.1093/humrep/dem1056)
Boivin, J., Bunting, L. E., Collins, J. A. and Nygren, K. G. 2007. International estimates of infertility prevalence and treatment-seeking: potential need and demand for infertility medical care. Human Reproduction 22(6), pp. 1506-1512. (10.1093/humrep/dem046)
Thapar, A. et al. 2007. Do intrauterine or genetic influences explain the foetal origins of chronic disease? A novel experimental method for disentangling effects. BMC Medical Research Methodology 7(1), pp. 25-32. (10.1186/1471-2288-7-25)
Bunting, L. E. and Boivin, J. 2007. Decision-making about seeking medical advice in an internet sample of women trying to get pregnant. Human Reproduction 22(6), pp. 1662-1668. (10.1093/humrep/dem057)
Peronace, L. A., Boivin, J. and Schmidt, L. 2007. Patterns of suffering and social interactions in infertile men: 12 months after unsuccessful treatment. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology 28(2), pp. 105-114. (10.1080/01674820701410049)
Rice, F. et al. 2007. Agreement between maternal report and antenatal records for a range of pre and peri-natal factors: The influence of maternal and child characteristics. Early Human Development 83(8), pp. 497-504. (10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2006.09.015)
Boivin, J. 2007. Stress and how it relates to IVF [Abstract]. Presented at: 14th World Congress on In Vitro Fertilization & 3rd World Congress on In Vitro Maturation, Montreal, Canada, 15-19 September 2007 Presented at Lin Tan, S. et al. eds.14th World Congress on In Vitro Fertilization & 3rd World Congress on In Vitro Maturation. Pianoro: Medimond pp. 325-326.

2006

Peronace, L. A., Boivin, J. and Schmidt, L. 2006. P-123: Psychological predictors of treatment dropout at five year follow-up [Poster presentation]. Fertility and Sterility 86(3S), pp. S176-S177. (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.07.469)
Boivin, J. 2006. Psychological influences on conception [Abstract]. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 24(3), pp. 258-259. (10.1080/02646830600819813)
Boivin, J., Sanders, K. and Schmidt, L. 2006. Age and social position moderate the effect of stress on fertility. Evolution and Human Behavior 27(5), pp. 345-356. (10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2006.03.004)
Boivin, J. 2006. Counseling for infertility and its treatment. Presented at: International Congress "The 'Normal' Complexities of Coming into the World", Modena, Italy, 28-30 September 2006 Presented at La Sala, G. B. et al. eds.Coming into the world: a dialogue between medical and human sciences. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter pp. 123-136.
Boivin, J. 2006. Evidenced-based approaches to infertility counseling. In: Covington, S. N. and Hammer Burns, L. eds. Infertility Counseling: A Comprehensive Handbook for Clinicians (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 117-128., (10.1017/CBO9780511547263.009)

2005

Goody, A. J., Rice, F., Boivin, J., Harold, G. T., Hay, D. F. and Thapar, A. 2005. Twins born following fertility treatment: implications for quantitative genetic studies. Twin Research and Human Genetics 8(4), pp. 337-345. (10.1375/twin.8.4.337)
Boivin, J. and Schmidt, L. 2005. Infertility-related stress in men and women predicts treatment outcome one year later. Fertility and Sterility 83(6), pp. 1745-1752. (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.12.039)
Lancastle, D. S. and Boivin, J. 2005. Dispositional optimism, trait anxiety and coping: Unique or shared effects on physical health?. Health Psychology 24(2), pp. 171-178. (10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.171)
Boivin, J. and Pennings, G. 2005. Parenthood should be regarded as a right. Archives of Disease in Childhood 90(8), pp. 784-785. (10.1136/adc.2004.064485)
Schmidt, L., Tjørnhøj-Thomsen, T., Boivin, J. and Nyboe Andersen, A. 2005. Evaluation of a communication and stress management training programme for infertile couples. Patient Education and Counseling 59(3), pp. 252-262. (10.1016/j.pec.2005.05.013)
Schmidt, L., Holstein, B., Christensen, U. and Boivin, J. 2005. Does infertility cause marital benefit?: An epidemiological study of 2250 women and men in fertility treatment. Patient Education and Counseling 59(3), pp. 244-251. (10.1016/j.pec.2005.07.015)
Schmidt, L., Holstein, B. E., Christensen, U. and Boivin, J. 2005. Communication and coping as predictors of fertility problem stress: cohort study of 816 participants who did not achieve a delivery after 12 months of fertility treatment. Human Reproduction 20(11), pp. 3248-3256. (10.1093/humrep/dei193)
Boivin, J., Takefman, J. and Braverman, A. 2005. Giving bad news: 'it's time to stop'. In: Macklon, N. S. ed. IVF in the Medically Complicated Patient: A Guide to Management. London: Taylor & Francis, pp. 233-240.

2004

Rice, F., Goody, A. J., Boivin, J., Hay, D. F., Harold, G. T. and Thapar, A. 2004. A novel method for disentangling the effects of genes, intrauterine and environmental risk factors [Abstract]. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics 130B(1), pp. 116-117. (10.1002/ajmg.b.30101)
Boivin, J. and Takefman, J. 2004. Psychological complications of assisted reproductive technologies. In: Gerris, J., Olivennes, F. and de Sutter, P. eds. Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Quality and Safety. Boca Raton, FL: Parthenon Publishing, pp. 257-266.

2003

Boivin, J. 2003. A review of psychosocial interventions in infertility. Social Science and Medicine 57(12), pp. 2325-2341. (10.1016/S0277-9536(03)00138-2)
Thapar, A., Boivin, J., Harold, G. T., Hay, D. F., Rice, F. and Goody, A. J. 2003. A novel method for disentangling the effects of genes, intrauterine, and environmental risk factors [Abstract]. Behavior Genetics 33(6), pp. 721-721. (10.1023/A:1026187215665)
Schmidt, L. et al. 2003. High ratings of satisfaction with fertility treatment are common: findings from the Copenhagen Multi-centre Psychosocial Infertility (COMPI) Research Programme. Human Reproduction 18(12), pp. 2638-2646. (10.1093/humrep/deg505)
Schmidt, L. et al. 2003. Patients' attitudes to medical and psychosocial aspects of care in fertility clinics: findings from the Copenhagen Multi-centre Psychosocial Infertility (COMPI) Research Programme. Human Reproduction 18(3), pp. 628-637. (10.1093/humrep/deg149)
Boivin, J. 2003. In vitro fertilization. In: Cooper, D. N. ed. Encyclopaedia of the Human Genome. London: Nature Publishing Group, pp. 556-559.

2002

Boivin, J. and Kentenich, H. eds. 2002. Guidelines for counselling in infertility. ESHRE Monographs. Oxford: ESHRE Special Interest Group on Psychology and Counselling.
Strauss, B. and Boivin, J. 2002. Counselling within infertility. In: Boivin, J. and Kentenich, H. eds. Guidelines for Counselling in Infertility. ESHRE Monographs Vol. 2002/1. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 4-6., (10.1093/eshremonographs/2002.1.4)
Boivin, J. 2002. Who is likely to need counselling?. In: Boivin, J. and Kentenich, H. eds. Guidelines for Counselling in Infertility. ESHRE Monographs Vol. 2002/1. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 9-10., (10.1093/eshremonographs/2002.1.9)
Boivin, J. 2002. Reproductive services with single women without partners. In: Boivin, J. and Kentenich, H. eds. Guidelines for Counselling in Infertility. ESHRE Monographs Vol. 2002/1. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 43-44., (10.1093/eshremonographs/2002.1.43)
Boivin, J. 2002. Written information and telephone counselling. In: Boivin, J. and Kentenich, H. eds. Guidelines for Counselling in Infertility. ESHRE Monographs Vol. 2002/1. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 45-46., (10.1093/eshremonographs/2002.1.45)
Boivin, J. 2002. Summary. In: Boivin, J. and Kentenich, H. eds. Guidelines for Counselling in Infertility. ESHRE Monographs Vol. 2002/1. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 51-53., (10.1093/eshremonographs/2002.1.51)

2001

Svanberg, A. S., Boivin, J., Hjelmstedt, A., Bergh, L. A., Collins, A. and Bergh, T. 2001. The impact of frozen embryos on emotional reactions during in vitro fertilization. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 80(12), pp. 1110-1114. (10.1034/j.1600-0412.2001.801206.x)
Svanberg, A. S., Boivin, J. and Bergh, T. 2001. Factors influencing the decision to use or discard cryopreserved embryos. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 80(9), pp. 849-855. (10.1034/j.1600-0412.2001.080009849.x)
Boivin, J. et al. 2001. Guidelines for counselling in infertility: outline version. Human Reproduction 16(6), pp. 1301-1304. (10.1093/humrep/16.6.1301)

2000

Boivin, J. and Verhaak, C. M. 2000. Psychological interventions and pregnancy rates. Dropouts - Random or non-random? [Letter to the Editor]. Fertility and Sterility 74(6), pp. 1261-1261. (10.1016/S0015-0282(00)01650-2)

1999

Hjelmstedt, A., Andersson, L., Skoog-Svanberg, A., Bergh, T., Boivin, J. and Collins, A. 1999. Gender differences in psychological reactions to infertility among couples seeking IVF- and ICSI-treatment. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 78(1), pp. 42-49. (10.1034/j.1600-0412.1999.780110.x)
Boivin, J., Scanlan, L. C. and Walker, S. M. 1999. Why are infertile patients not using psychosocial counselling?. Human Reproduction 14(5), pp. 1384-1391. (10.1093/humrep/14.5.1384)

1998

Boivin, J., Andersson, L., Skoog-Svanberg, A., Hjelmstedt, A., Collins, A. and Bergh, T. 1998. Psychological reactions during in-vitro fertilization: similar response pattern in husbands and wives. Human Reproduction 13(11), pp. 3262-3267. (10.1093/humrep/13.11.3262)
Boivin, J., Shoog-Svanberg, A., Andersson, L., Hjelmstedt, A., Bergh, T. and Collins, A. 1998. Distress level in men undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection versus in-vitro fertilization. Human Reproduction 13(5), pp. 1403-1406. (10.1093/humrep/13.5.1403)

1997

Boivin, J. 1997. Is there too much emphasis on psychosocial counseling for infertile patients?. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics 14(4), pp. 184-186. (10.1007/BF02766106)

1996

Boivin, J. and Takefman, J. 1996. Impact of the in-vitro fertilization process on emotional, physical and relational variables. Human Reproduction 11(4), pp. 903-907.

1995

Boivin, J. and Takefman, J. 1995. Stress level across stages of in vitro fertilization in subsequently pregnant and nonpregnant women. Fertility and Sterility 64(4), pp. 802-810.
Boivin, J., Takefman, J., Tulandi, T. and Brender, W. 1995. Reactions to infertility based on extent of treatment failure. Fertility and Sterility 63(4), pp. 801-807.

My research aims to bring about a more systematic and research oriented perspective to the investigation of psychological issues in reproductive health. This more rigorous experimental approach has debunked popular myths, given credibility to longstanding claims about stress effects on reproductive health and provoked important changes in the delivery of psychosocial services to people with fertility problems.

My psychobiological research involves clarifying the effect of negative psychological states and traits on reproductive processes and identifying biological and life style mechanisms mediating these effects. The research on the role and effectiveness of psychological interventions in medical contexts aims to develop interventions that minimise negative affect in people experiencing threatening medical events, for example, the effectiveness of brief coping interventions and decision-aids.

The follow-up research targets couples who conceived with fertility treatment to examine the impact of older maternal age on family well-being, and the impact of genetic relatedness and family environment on developmental outcomes in children conceived with fertility treatment.

Funding

Research projects have been funded by ESRC, British Council, BBSRC, MRC, Wellcome Trust, Australian Research Council and various industrial partners.

Research group

Cardiff Fertility Studies Research Group

We study all aspects of fertility health to better understand the experiences of men and women trying to become parents.

Our work creates the science to support people trying to become parents because it:

helps to better document the experiences of people trying to conceive
supports people trying to conceive
optimises conditions for fertility
guides professionals to take a patient-centred approach in their care of people trying to conceive
provides the evidence that policy makers need to prioritise fertility issues.

Research collaborators

Janet Takefman, (McGill University)
Alice Domar (Harvard University, U.S.A)
Bart Fauser (UMC Utrecht, Netherlands)
Christianne M. Verhaak (University Medical Center Nijmegen,Dept. of Medical Psychology )
Tewes Wischmann (Heidelberg University, Germany)
Cathy McMahon, Macquarie (PATPA project).

ESRC Fertility Pathways Network members:

Karen Henwood (Social Sciences, Cardiff University)
William Ledger (Medicine, University of Sheffield)
Maria Iacovou (Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex)
Natalia Lawrence (Psychology, Cardiff University)
Glyn Elwyn (Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University)
Catherine Hakim (London School of Economics)
Nick Macklon (Medicine, University of Southampton)
Rona Moss-Morris (Psychology, University of Southampton)
Karl Nygren (University of Uppsala, Sweden)
Guido Pennings (Bioethics Institute Ghent, Ghent University)
Stavros Petrou (Health Economics Research Centre, Oxford University)
Santi Rozario (Religious and Theological Studies, Cardiff University)
Geoffrey Samuel (Religious and Theological Studies, Cardiff University)
Lone Schmidt (University of Copenhagen)
Fiona Shirani (Social Sciences, Cardiff University)
Ruth Turley (Support Unit for Research Evidence [SURE], Cardiff University)
Mirella Yani-de-Soriano (Cardiff Business School)
Tomas Sobotka (Vienna Institute of Demography)
Sofia Gameiro (University of Coimbra, Portugal).

PS2006 Year II Research Design, Statistics and computing (5 statistics lectures).

PS3115 Stress and Disease (5 double lectures).

Postgraduate statistics (4 double lectures on multivariate statistics).

Development, Growth and Reproduction Medics lectures (2 x 1 lectures).

Undergraduate education

Bachelor of Arts, Honours in Psychology, Concordia University (May, 1986). Conferred with distinction.

Postgraduate education

Doctorate of Philosophy in Psychology, Concordia University (January, 1995)
Master of Arts, Clinical Psychology, Concordia University (May, 1990).

My general area of research is health psychology and my specific interests are in reproductive health.

My research concerns: (1) psychobiological influences, for example stress effects on ovarian function, sperm quality or pregnancy rates with fertility treatment; (2) coping and brief coping interventions for fertility patients; (3) evaluation of quality of life in people with fertility problems; (3) contemporary reproductive decision-making (eg, whether, when and how many children to have) and its determinants, and; (4) transition to parenthood in older first time mothers.

If you are interested in applying for a PhD, or for further information regarding my postgraduate research, please contact me directly, or submit a formal application.

Current students

Pinkard, C. Christine’s research focuses on the decisional and psychological processes associated with childbearing and in comparing the relevant processes in heterosexual samples and in diverse groups that potentially could not achieve parenthood without medical intervention. Examples of these groups include single women, lesbian and gay couples and people with certain disabilities and/or genetic illnesses. Comparing these minority and majority groups is important for increasing understanding of contemporary childbearing and help-seeking patterns in Britain. ESRC studentship

Fulford, B. Bethan’s research focuses on factors that influence fertility decision-making and fertility outcomes. Even though parenthood is an important life goal for most individuals, recent trends show an increase in fertility-compromising behaviours and lifestyles (e.g. obesity), an increase in the age at which people have children (fertility reduces as a woman gets older) and a delay in seeking timely medical help amongst people who are at risk for infertility. Trying to work out how people make fertility-related decisions and what factors influence their behaviour is important in understanding how to promote engagement in fertility-optimizing behaviours.ESRC/MRC Interdisciplinary studentship

Harrison, C. Reproductive decision-making. Cardiff University studentship. China’s research focuses on generating contemporary up-to-date knowledge concerning men’s contribution to reproductive decision making and therefore potentially identify unmet needs in research practice and policy that concern men. As such the research would be of interest to researchers and practitioners in reproductive health and to educational institutes that teach on this matter. The findings could also be used to promote good reproductive health and support broader government initiatives that seek to assist people currently trying to conceive naturally.

Kalebic, N. Fertility decision-making. Industrial Case studentship Merck-Serono S.A. & Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). Natasha’s research is expected to validate existing fertility decision tools through prospective research as well as developing new paradigms to monitor decision-making about starting a family from the moment of ending contraception to, where relevant, the uptake of medical services.

Camberis, A-L. Maternal maturity and transition to parenthood. Macquarie University (Joint supervision with C. McMahon,). Anna-Lisa’s research focuses on the experience of pregnancy and early parenthood for women of different ages.

Contact Details

Boivin@caerdydd.ac.uk
+44 29208 75289
Adeilad y Tŵr, Plas y Parc, Caerdydd, CF10 3AT

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