A 10-year follow-up study of psychosocial factors affecting couples after infertility treatment

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3226-3232

  Wischmann, T ^a   Korge, K ^b   Scherg, H ^a   Strowitzki, T ^a   Verres, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM LUDWIGSHAFEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

definitive infertility; follow up; psychosocial factors; quality of life; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOPTED CHILD; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; CHILDLESSNESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MARRIED MAN; MARRIED WOMAN; MEDICALLY ASSISTED REPRODUCTION; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY;

EID: 84867753922     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des293     Document Type: Conference Paper

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