The silent grief: Psychosocial aspects of premature ovarian failure

Climacteric

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 428-437

  Singer, D ^a,b   Mann, E ^c   Hunter, M S ^c   Pitkin, J ^a   Panay, N ^b  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Premature ovarian failure; Psychological impact; Quality of life; Self esteem; Sexual functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GRIEF; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LIBIDO; MEDICAL CARE; MENARCHE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PILOT STUDY; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROSENBERG SELF ESTEEM QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL PERSONAL EXPERIENCES QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VAGINAL DRYNESS; YOUNG MENOPAUSE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE, PREMATURE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY OVARIAN INSUFFICIENCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 79960468605     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13697137.2011.571320     Document Type: Article

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