A comparison of psychological functioning in couples undergoing frozen-thawed embryo replacement in various stages of treatment using the mean affect adjective check list (MAACL)

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 323-327

  Ismail, W A ^a   Menezes, M Q ^a   Martin, C W ^a   Thong, K J ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; depression; frozen thawed embryo replacement; Mean Affect Adjective Check List (MAACL); psychological stress

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; NAFARELIN ACETATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZING; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY TEST; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSIBILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THAWING;

ADULT; ANXIETY; COUNSELING; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEPRESSION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 7044245504     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JARG.0000045471.61107.5b     Document Type: Article

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