Improving clinical understanding of the effect of ovarian stimulation on women's lives

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 391-400

  Brod, Meryl ^a   Verhaak, C M ^b   Wiebinga, C J ^c   Gerris, J ^d   Hoomans, E H M ^c  

^a Brod Group   (United States)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Impact measure; Ovarian stimulation; Patient reported outcomes

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE GENITAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DRUG ERUPTION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FRANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJECTION SITE CONTUSION; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MOOD DISORDER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVARY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; STIMULATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN; WELLBEING;

EID: 63249091070     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60098-3     Document Type: Article

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