Psychological disturbances and quality of life in obese and infertile women and men

International Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kocełak, Piotr ^a   Chudek, Jerzy ^a   Naworska, Beata ^a   Bąk Sosnowska, Monika ^a   Kotlarz, Barbara ^a   Mazurek, Monika ^a   Madej, Paweł ^a   Skrzypulec Plinta, Violetta ^a   Skałba, Piotr ^a   Olszanecka Glinianowicz, Magdalena ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; INSULIN; LEPTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PEPTIDE YY; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ALEXITHYMIA; ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ANOVULATION; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EATING DISORDER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE INFERTILITY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; OBESITY; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOMATIZATION;

EID: 84864960183     PISSN: 16878337     EISSN: 16878345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/236217     Document Type: Review

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