Psychology. Distress level in men undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection versus in-vitro fertilization

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1403-1406

  Boivin, Jacky ^a   Shoog Svanberg, Agneta ^b   Andersson, Lena ^b   Hjelmstedt, Anna ^c   Bergh, Torbjorn ^b   Collins, Aila ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Carl von Lin Kliniken   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

In vitro fertilization; Infertility; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Psychology; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MICROINJECTION; SPERMATOZOON;

ADULT; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032061185     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.5.1403     Document Type: Article

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