Mood disorders and fertility in women: A critical review of the literature and implications for future research

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 607-616

  Williams, Katherine E ^a   Marsh, Wendy K ^a   Rasgon, Natalie I ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Infertility; Menstrual cycle; Mood disorders; Women

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTROGEN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LITHIUM; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; UROFOLLITROPIN; VALPROIC ACID;

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FATIGUE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; IRRITABILITY; LIBIDO; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDLINE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MOOD CHANGE; MOOD DISORDER; PREGNANCY RATE; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TERATOGENICITY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MOOD DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 35549007168     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmm019     Document Type: Review

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