Challenges and mental health experiences of lesbian and bisexual women who are trying to conceive

Health and Social Work

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 191-200

  Yager, Christina ^a   Brennan, David ^b   Steele, Leah S ^c   Epstein, Rachel ^d   Ross, Lori E ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d Sherbourne Health Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technologies; Bisexual women; Conception; Lesbian; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LESBIAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; SPOUSE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BISEXUALITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; ONTARIO; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; SPOUSES;

EID: 77957944281     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: 15456854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/35.3.191     Document Type: Article

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