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Two weeks after embryo transfer they were contacted by a researcher to check for pregnancy. The dyadic associations were analyzed using the Actor\u2013Partner Interdependence Mediation Model (APIM).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Women\u2019s fertility-related quality of life correlated negatively with their stress (r=-.67; p&lt;.01) and positively with their husbands\u2019 fertility-related quality of life (r=.31; p&lt;.05). Husbands\u2019 fertility-related quality of life correlated positively with their optimism (r=.35; p&lt;.05) and negatively with their stress (r=-.56; p&lt;.01) and their wife\u2019s stress (r=-.33; p&lt;.01). A positive correlation was found between women\u2019s optimism and their husbands\u2019 optimism. Women\u2019s stress was higher and their fertility-related quality of life lower than those of their husbands. The APIM analysis revealed actor (B=.22, p&lt;.001) and partner (B=.12, p=.02) effects of optimism on fertility-related quality of life. The only predictor of pregnancy was younger age.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Both spouses experience stress during IVF treatments, therefore psychological support should be offered to both during this time, including stress management interventions and couple-based support aimed at strengthening dyadic coping. 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