About the INSPIRE Study
About the INSPIRE Study
Understanding Emotional Wellbeing in Infertility
Understanding Emotional Wellbeing in Infertility
Infertility can be very hard. It often brings feelings like sadness, stress, and loneliness that affect your everyday life.
The INSPIRE Study is designed to explore whether guided, structured writing activities can help people reflect on their infertility journey to reduce trauma, grief, and stress, while improving quality of life.
Infertility can be very hard. It often brings feelings like sadness, stress, and loneliness that affect your everyday life.
The INSPIRE Study is designed to explore whether guided, structured writing activities can help people reflect on their infertility journey to reduce trauma, grief, and stress, while improving quality of life.
What Is the INSPIRE Study?
What Is the INSPIRE Study?
INSPIRE stands for Infertility Narrative Self-Reflection: Processing, Integrating, and Rewriting Emotions.
This Harvard researchers-led study looks at how writing about your experiences might support emotional wellbeing during infertility, particularly among females who have been trying to conceive for two years or more without success.
Writing has been shown to help people explore difficult experiences. In this study, eligible females will take part in guided writing exercises designed to help you reflect on your journey with infertility.
Please remember, this is a research study, NOT therapy. While some participants find the process helpful and may find some emotional benefits, the main goal is to better understand emotional wellbeing in infertility.
INSPIRE stands for Infertility Narrative Self-Reflection: Processing, Integrating, and Rewriting Emotions.
This Harvard researchers-led study looks at how writing about your experiences might support emotional wellbeing during infertility, particularly among females who have been trying to conceive for two years or more without success.
Writing has been shown to help people explore difficult experiences. In this study, eligible females will take part in guided writing exercises designed to help you reflect on your journey with infertility.
Please remember, this is a research study, NOT therapy. While some participants find the process helpful and may find some emotional benefits, the main goal is to better understand emotional wellbeing in infertility.
Who is Leading this Study?
Who Is Leading This Study?
The INSPIRE Study is led by Harvard experts who care about your health and feelings:
The INSPIRE Study is led by Harvard experts who care about your health and feelings:
Dr. Gabriela Rosa, DrPH is the lead researcher running the study. She is trained in natural medicine and public health and focuses on helping people with infertility through her clinical practice and research.
Dr. Shruthi Mahalingaiah is a Medical Doctor and Professor who studies females’ health and infertility. She helps guide this study with her medical and research knowledge.
Together, the team works to create a safe, respectful place for you to share and reflect.
Together, the team works to create a safe, respectful place for you to share and reflect.
Dr. Gabriela Rosa, DrPH is the lead researcher running the study. She is trained in natural medicine and public health and focuses on helping people with infertility through her clinical practice and research.
Dr. Shruthi Mahalingaiah is a Medical Doctor and Professor who studies females’ health and infertility. She helps guide this study with her medical and research knowledge.
Together, the team works to create a safe, respectful place for you to share and reflect.
What You Can Expect
What You Can Expect
If you join, you’ll take part in four (4) online writing sessions within a 4-day period. Two sessions are conducted live and guided by experts, while the other two are done on your own time with structured writing prompts.
You will also answer three (3) short surveys before, right after, and four weeks after the study to help the researchers understand how the writing affects feelings.
Your privacy is very important. Joining is always your choice, and you can stop anytime without any penalty.
If you join, you’ll take part in four (4) online writing sessions within a 4-day period. Two sessions are conducted live and guided by experts, while the other two are done on your own time with structured writing prompts.
You will also answer three (3) short surveys before, right after, and four weeks after the study to help the researchers understand how the writing affects feelings.
Your privacy is very important. Joining is always your choice, and you can stop anytime without any penalty.
Why Your Participation Matters
Why Your Participation Matters
By joining the INSPIRE Study, you help us learn how infertility affects feelings and wellbeing. Your experience will help build kinder and more helpful support for many females on the same journey as you.
By joining the INSPIRE Study, you help us learn how infertility affects feelings and wellbeing. Your experience will help build kinder and more helpful support for many females on the same journey as you.
Ready to Join?
Ready to Join?
If you think this study might be right for you, please visit our eligibility screener page to complete a short questionnaire and see if you qualify. This only takes a few minutes and helps us ensure you’re a good fit for the study.
By joining, you’ll receive helpful resources at no cost as a thank you, plus a unique opportunity to reflect on your feelings in a safe, guided way – something many find helpful during their fertility journey.
If you think this study might be right for you, please visit our eligibility screener page to complete a short questionnaire and see if you qualify. This only takes a few minutes and helps us ensure you’re a good fit for the study.
By joining, you’ll receive helpful resources at no cost as a thank you, plus a unique opportunity to reflect on your feelings in a safe, guided way – something many find helpful during their fertility journey.
Contact Us
Contact Us
If you want to know more or have questions, please email us at: [email protected]
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