Women's Lived Experience of Infertility After Unsuccessful Medical Intervention

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 319-324

  McCarthy, M Patrice ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

existential; infertility; psychological; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; ATTITUDE TO LIFE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 45849131628     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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