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Psychological interventions are available for infertile populations, but the barriers of current face-to-face models of care difficult their dissemination. This systematic review (PROSPERO: CRD4202340179) aims to summarize how technologies are used in telemedicine psychological programs to manage emotional disorders in women undergoing fertility treatments.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Searches were conducted in December 2023 in six different databases. Two independent researchers conducted the searches, extracted the information, and assessed the quality of the studies (NHLBI tool).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Nineteen studies including 2,520 participants met eligibility criteria. Interventions were provided mostly to women who were undergoing in vitro fertilization\/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 11). Emotional disorders most frequently addressed were anxiety and depression (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 11). The majority of the psychological programs were based on cognitive-behavioral therapy (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 6), emotional writing (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 3), acceptance and commitment therapy (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 3), or positive reappraisal (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 3). Many interventions were based on the use of internet (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 5), diaries (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 3), self-administered manuals (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 2), short message service (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 1), or face-to-face sessions (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 5) supported by the inclusion of phone calls, emails, or audios. There is a lack of preventive interventions (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 1).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To the best of our knowledge, this is the first systematic review that explores the use of all kinds of technologies to provide psychological interventions to manage emotional disorders during ART. 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