A cross-sectional cohort study of infertile women awaiting oocyte donation: The emotional, sexual, and quality-of-life impact

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Carter, Jeanne ^a   Applegarth, Linda ^b   Josephs, Laura ^b   Grill, Elizabeth ^b   Baser, Raymond E ^a   Rosenwaks, Zev ^b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infertility; oocyte donation; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENTAL HEALTH; OOCYTE DONATION; PARENTHOOD; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION;

EID: 78751584660     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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