What the evidence shows: Impact of psychological interventions on IVF outcome

Sexuality, Reproduction and Menopause

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 26-32

  Domar, Alice D ^a   Prince, Lauren B ^a  

^a BOSTON IVF   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMOTION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INFERTILITY; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTHUMOUS CONCEPTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WRITING;

EID: 83455179559     PISSN: 15462501     EISSN: 18787576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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