Are increased levels of self-reported psychosocial stress, anxiety, and depression associated with fecundity?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 453-458

  Lynch, Courtney D ^a   Sundaram, Rajeshwari ^b   Buck Louis, Germaine M ^b   Lum, Kirsten J ^c   Pyper, Cecilia ^d  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anxiety; depression; Fertility; social support; stress

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CAFFEINE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MENTAL STRESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864459313     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.05.018     Document Type: Article

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