Reproductive health in individuals with homozygous β-thalassemia: Knowledge, attitudes, and behavior

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 119-127

  Psihogios, Vicki ^a   Rodda, Christine ^a,b   Reid, Elizabeth ^b   Clark, Malcolm ^a   Clarke, Caroline ^a   Bowden, Donald ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assisted fertility; Homozygous thalassemia; Hormone replacement therapy; Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism; Libido; Reproductive health questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; BETA THALASSEMIA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HOMOZYGOSITY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BETA-THALASSEMIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0036153281     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(01)02933-8     Document Type: Article

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