Mental distress and personality in women undergoing GnRH agonist versus GnRH antagonist protocols for assisted reproductive technology

Human Reproduction

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 103-110

  Stenbaek D S ^a   Toftager, M ^b   Hjordt, L V ^a   Jensen, P S ^a   Holst, K K ^a,c   Bryndorf, T ^b   Holland, T ^b   Bogstad, J ^b   Pinborg, A ^b   Hornnes, P ^b   Frokjaer, V G ^a  

^a Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

assisted reproductive technology; mental distress; neuroticism; ovarian stimulation protocol; personality

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GANIRELIX; NAFARELIN ACETATE; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHARACTER STATE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION ASSESSMENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENERAL MENTAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION INVENTORY; MOOD CHANGE; NEO PERSONALITY INVENTORY; NEUROSIS; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PREGNANCY TEST; PROFILE OF MOOD STATES; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; TREND STUDY; AFFECT; AGONISTS; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; ANXIETY DISORDER; DRUG EFFECTS; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; PERSONALITY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84922462430     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deu294     Document Type: Article

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