Changes in marital congruence and quality of life across the transition to parenthood in couples who conceived spontaneously or with assisted reproductive technologies

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1457-1462

  Gameiro, Sofia ^a,b   Nazaré, Bárbara ^a   Fonseca, Ana ^a   Moura Ramos, Mariana ^a   Canavarro, Maria Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assisted reproductive technologies; Infertility; marital congruence; marital relationship; quality of life; transition to parenthood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED REPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY; CONCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENTHOOD; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82455212086     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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