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In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we examined the effects of IVF or ICSI on female patients\u2019 mental health.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A database search was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, and PsychInfo to select relevant studies. Forty-four studies involving 858,966 participants were included in the systematic review. The results of these studies were very heterogeneous and yielded contradictory findings. Two meta-analyses, comprising a total of seven studies, were conducted. The first calculated the standardized mean difference of symptoms of depression between women who became pregnant through IVF and those who conceived spontaneously. In the second, we compared symptoms of anxiety between these two groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Five studies examined depressive symptoms and showed no significant difference between the two groups: <jats:italic>SMD<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009\u2212.15; 95% <jats:italic>CI<\/jats:italic> [\u2212.33,.03], <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.10. A meta-analysis of six studies on anxiety symptoms revealed significantly higher levels in the IVF groups compared to the controls: <jats:italic>SMD<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.33; 95% CI [.17,.49], <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The results suggest that the psychological effects of IVF\/ICSI, especially with respect to anxiety, require attention and support from healthcare providers, although the effect size is small. 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