Sousa-Leite, Mariana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8002-4648
Costa, Raquel https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-540X
Figueiredo, Bárbara https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8209-7445
Gameiro, Sofia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2496-2004
Article History
Received: 2 June 2025
Accepted: 26 January 2026
First Online: 7 February 2026
Declarations
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: The Ethics Committees of the School of Psychology, Cardiff University, UK (EC.21.05.18.6351A) and Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, PT (127/2020) approved the study, and informed consent was obtained from the participants.
: Consent for publication was obtained from all participants.
: S.G reports grants from the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), the Wellcome Fund (UK), and the Health and Care Research Wales (UK). S.G reports consultancy fees from TMRW Life Sciences and Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S. and speaker fees from Meridiano Congress International and Gedeon Richter.