Sleep, sleep disturbance, and fertility in women

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue , 2015, Pages 78-87

  Kloss, Jacqueline D ^a   Perlis, Michael L ^b   Zamzow, Jessica A ^a   Culnan, Elizabeth J ^a   Gracia, Clarisa R ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian; Infertility; Insomnia; Reproductive health; Reproductive hormones; Sleep; Sleep disturbance; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; INSOMNIA; MENTAL STRESS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP QUANTITY; COMPLICATION; FERTILITY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREGNANCY; SLEEP; SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS;

EID: 84937974411     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: 15322955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2014.10.005     Document Type: Review

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