Abstract: Objective: To investigate the salutary effect of the reproductive medical lessons on emotional state and satisfaction degree of patients undergoing IVF treatment. Methods: A total of 512 patients who underwent IVF treatment and joined the reproductive medical lessons were retrospectively analyzed from Dec. 2014 to Dec. 2015 in our center. Patients were divided into three groups according to the times for attending the lessons. Patients in the group A （68 patients） attend for 0 times, patients in the group B （260 patients） attend for less than or equal to 4 times, while patients in the group C （１８４ ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ） attend for 8 times. The emotional state, satisfaction degree and pregnancy outcomes were compared. Results: The score of anxiety and depression is highest in the group A and lowest in the group C （P＜0.05）, while the satisfaction degree in the group B or C is higher than that in the group A（P＜0.001）. There was no difference in the biochemical pregnancy rate, clinical pregnancy rate and early abortion rate among the three groups （P＞0.05）. Conclusions: The reproductive medical lessons can significantly improve the emotional state and satisfaction degree of patients undergoing IVF treatment. It is benefit to extend the reproductive medical lessons in ART centers.

Key words: Fertilization in vitro, Embryo transfer, Emotions, Patient satisfaction, Reproductive medical lessons