Moderate anxiety, whether acute or chronic, is not associated with ovarian suppression in healthy, well-nourished, western women

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 513-519

  Ellison, Peter T ^a   Lipson, Susan F ^a   Jasienska, Grazyna ^b   Ellison, Pippi L ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Estradiol; Ovarian function; Progesterone; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL STRESS; OVARY FUNCTION; SALIVA LEVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MASSACHUSETTS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROGESTERONE; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 36349014175     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20698     Document Type: Article

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