The longitudinal impact of partner coping in couples following 5 years of unsuccessful fertility treatments

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1656-1664

  Peterson, B D ^a   Pirritano, M ^b   Christensen, U ^c   Boivin, J ^d   Block, J ^a   Schmidt, L ^c  

^a CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Orange County Health Care Agency   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

APIM; Coping; Couples; Infertility stress; Longitudinal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MENTAL STRESS; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; DENMARK; FAMILY SIZE; FERTILITY; HUMAN RELATION; INFERTILITY; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DENMARK; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 69149107300     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep061     Document Type: Article

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