Psychosocial adjustment during pregnancy for older couples conceiving through assisted reproductive technology

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1168-1174

  McMahon, Catherine A ^a   Gibson, Frances L ^a   Allen, Jennifer L ^a   Saunders, Douglas ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b IVFAustralia   (Australia)

Author keywords

ART conception; Maternal age; Pregnancy; Psychosocial adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL LIFE; AGE; AGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; INFERTILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34347205646     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del502     Document Type: Article

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