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Original Article

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

Eva BiringerSection of Mental Health Research, Helse Fonna Local Health Enterprise, Haugesund, Norway, Correspondence[email protected]
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Louise Michele HowardInstitute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, London, UK,
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Ute KesslerDepartment of Psychiatry, Helse Bergen Local Health Authority, Bergen, Norway, ;Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway,
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Robert StewartInstitute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, London, UK,
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Arnstein MykletunSchool of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Pages 38-45 | Received 10 Jun 2014, Accepted 24 Nov 2014, Published online: 09 Jan 2015

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Alparslan Deniz & Muhammed Okuyucu. (2022) The impact of obesity on fertility and sexual function in women of child bearing age. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 42:7, pages 3129-3133.
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