Stress and distress in infertility among women

Harefuah

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 256-260

  Damti, Osnat Bloch ^a   Sarid, Orly ^a   Sheiner, Eyal ^b   Zilberstein, Tali ^b   Cwikel, Julie ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Distress; Infertility; Stress

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 48949097998     PISSN: 00177768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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