Stress and outcome success in IVF: The role of self-reports and endocrine variables

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 991-996

  Smeenk, J M J ^a   Verhaak, C M ^a   Vingerhoets, A J J M ^b   Sweep, C G J ^a   Merkus, J M W M ^a   Willemsen, S J ^a   van Minnen, A ^a   Straatman, H ^a   Braat, D D M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Catecholamines; Cortisol; Depression; In vitro fertilization

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENALIN URINE LEVEL; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; OOCYTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STRESS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 18744400558     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh739     Document Type: Article

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