Low negative affect prior to treatment is associated with a decreased chance of live birth from a first IVF cycle

Human Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 112-116

  De Klerk, C ^a   Hunfeld, J A M ^a   Heijnen, E M E W ^a,b   Eijkemans, M J C ^a   Fauser, B C J M ^a,b   Passchier, J ^a   Macklon, N S ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; IVF outcome; Live birth delivery; Psychology; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LIVE BIRTH; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STRESS; TREATMENT INDICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE INFERTILITY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETREATMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; LIVE BIRTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETREATMENT;

EID: 40549120638     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dem357     Document Type: Article

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