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Social and Psychological Consequences of Infertility

Social and psychological consequences of infertility and assisted reproduction–what are the research priorities?

Pages 14-20 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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Misa Yamanaka-Altenstein, Valentina Rauch-Anderegg & Nina Heinrichs. (2022) The link between infertility-related distress and psychological distress in couples awaiting fertility treatment: a dyadic approach. Human Fertility 25:5, pages 924-938.
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Francesca Agostini, Fiorella Monti, Marcella Paterlini, Federica Andrei, Stefano Palomba & Giovanni Battista La Sala. (2018) Effect of the previous reproductive outcomes in subfertile women after in vitro fertilization (IVF) and/or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatments on perinatal anxious and depressive symptomatology. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology 39:1, pages 29-37.
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Eva Biringer, Louise Michele Howard, Ute Kessler, Robert Stewart & Arnstein Mykletun. (2015) Is infertility really associated with higher levels of mental distress in the female population? Results from the North-Trøndelag Health Study and the Medical Birth Registry of Norway. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology 36:2, pages 38-45.
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Jim Monach. (2013) Developments in infertility counselling and its accreditation. Human Fertility 16:1, pages 68-72.
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Arthur L. Greil, Katherine M. Johnson, Julia Mcquillan & Naomi Lacy. (2011) Are prior pregnancy outcomes relevant for models of fertility-specific distress or infertility helpseeking?. Human Fertility 14:3, pages 160-166.
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Sibil Tschudin, Laura Bunting, Jacinta Abraham, Eve Gallop-Evans, Allison Fiander & Jacky Boivin. (2010) Correlates of fertility issues in an Internet survey of cancer survivors. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology 31:3, pages 150-157.
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