The effect of episodic anxiety on an in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment outcome: A pilot study

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-65

  Eugster, A ^a   Vingerhoets, A J J M ^a   Van Heck, G L ^a   Merkus, J M W M ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute stress; Chronic stress; Episodic anxiety; In vitro fertilization (IVF); Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT T TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NETHERLANDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 3242875880     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01674820410001737441     Document Type: Article

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