References
- Akhter, S., Marcus, M., Kerber, R. A., Kong, M., & Taylor, K. C. (2016). The impact of periconceptional maternal stress on fecundability. Annals of Epidemiology, 26(10), 710–716.e7. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.07.015
- Albayrak, E., & Günay, O. (2007). State and trait anxiety levels of childless women in Kayseri, Turkey. The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care, 12(4), 385–390. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/13625180701475665
- Bhandari, S. (2016). Stress in women with reproductive failure. Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 11(1), 14–19. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3126/njog.v11i1.16268
- Boivin, J., Griffiths, E., & Venetis, C. A. (2011). Emotional distress in infertile women and failure of assisted reproductive technologies: Meta-analysis of prospective psychosocial studies. BMJ (Clinical Research ed.).), 342, d223. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d223
- Brand, H. J. (1982). Psychological stress and infertility. Part 2: Psychometric test data. The British Journal of Medical Psychology, 55(Pt 4), 385–388. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8341.1982.tb01524.x
- Cedars, M. I., Taymans, S. E., DePaolo, L. V., Warner, L., Moss, S. B., & Eisenberg, M. L. (2017). The sixth vital sign: What reproduction tells us about overall health. Proceedings from a NICHD/CDC workshop. Human Reproduction Open, 2017(2), hox008. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/hropen/hox008
- Chandra, A., Copen, C. E., & Stephen, E. H. (2013). Infertility and impaired fecundity in the United States, 1982–2010: Data from the National Survey of Family Growth (No. 67). National Center for Health Statistics.
- Cohen, B. E., Edmondson, D., & Kronish, I. M. (2015). State of the art review: Depression, stress, anxiety, and cardiovascular disease. American Journal of Hypertension, 28(11), 1295–1302. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/ajh/hpv047
- Cohen, S., Kessler, R. C., & Gordon, L. U. (1997). Measuring stress: A guide for health and social scientists. Oxford University Press.
- Coughlan, C., Walters, S., Ledger, W., & Li, T. C. (2014). A comparison of psychological stress among women with and without reproductive failure. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 124(2), 143–147. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.08.006
- Cousineau, T. M., & Domar, A. D. (2007). Psychological impact of infertility. Best Practice & Research. Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 21(2), 293–308. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2006.12.003
- Csemiczky, G., Landgren, B. M., & Collins, A. (2000). The influence of stress and state anxiety on the outcome of IVF-treatment: Psychological and endocrinological assessment of Swedish women entering IVF-treatment. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 79(2), 113–118. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0412.2000.079002113.x
- Dong, Y., Zhou, F., & Sun, Y. (2017). Psychological stress is related to a decrease of serum anti-müllerian hormone level in infertile women. Reproductive Biology & Endocrinology, 15, 1–4.
- Ebbesen, S. M. S., Zachariae, R., Mehlsen, M. Y., Thomsen, D., Højgaard, A., Ottosen, L., Petersen, T., & Ingerslev, H. J. (2009). Stressful life events are associated with a poor in-vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome: A prospective study. Human Reproduction (Oxford, England), 24(9), 2173–2182. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dep185
- Flinn, M. V., Nepomnaschy, P. A., Muehlenbein, M. P., & Ponzi, D. (2011). Evolutionary functions of early social modulation of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis development in humans. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 35(7), 1611–1629. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2011.01.005
- Gleason, J. L., Shenassa, E. D., & Thoma, M. E. (2019). Self-reported infertility, metabolic dysfunction, and cardiovascular events: A cross-sectional analysis among U.S. women. Fertility and Sterility, 111(1), 138–146. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.10.009
- Greil, A. L. (1997). Infertility and psychological distress: A critical review of the literature. Social Science & Medicine ( Medicine), 45(11), 1679–1704. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-9536(97)00102-0
- Greil, A. L., Slauson-Blevins, K., & McQuillan, J. (2010). The experience of infertility: A review of recent literature. Sociology of Health & Illness, 32(1), 140–162. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2009.01213.x
- Győrffy, Z., Dweik, D., & Girasek, E. (2014). Reproductive health and burn-out among female physicians: Nationwide, representative study from Hungary. BMC Women's Health, 14(1), 121–121. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6874-14-121
- Hanson, B., Johnstone, E., Dorais, J., Silver, B., Peterson, C. M., & Hotaling, J. (2017). Female infertility, infertility-associated diagnoses, and comorbidities: A review. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 34(2), 167–177. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-016-0836-8
- Hillis, S. D., Anda, R. F., Dube, S. R., Felitti, V. J., Marchbanks, P. A., & Marks, J. S. (2004). The association between adverse childhood experiences and adolescent pregnancy, long-term psychosocial consequences, and fetal death. Pediatrics, 113(2), 320–327. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.113.2.320
- Horká, P., Jarošová, R., Malíčková, K., Janatková, I., Marečková, H., Zima, T., & Kalousová, M. (2011). Intracellular cytokine production in peripheral blood lymphocytes: A comparison of values in infertile and fertile women. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology (New York, N.Y.: 1989), 65(5), 466–469. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0897.2010.00959.x
- Ippolito, A. C., Seelig, A. D., Powell, T. M., Conlin, A. M. S., Crum-Cianflone, N. F., Lemus, H., Sevick, C. J., & LeardMann, C. A. (2017). Risk factors associated with miscarriage and impaired fecundity among United States servicewomen during the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Women's Health Issues: Official Publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health, 27(3), 356–365. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2016.12.012
- Jacobs, M. B., Boynton-Jarrett, R. D., & Harville, E. W. (2015). Adverse childhood event experiences, fertility difficulties and menstrual cycle characteristics. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 36(2), 46–57. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3109/0167482X.2015.1026892
- Jain, T. (2006). Socioeconomic and racial disparities among infertility patients seeking care. Fertility and Sterility, 85(4), 876–881. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.07.1338
- Kalaiselvi, V. S., Saikumar, P., & Prabhu, K. (2012). Mood disorders and female sub fertility-Any relationship? A pilot study. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research, 6(7), 1148–1150.
- Kalantaridou, S. N., Makrigiannakis, A., Zoumakis, E., & Chrousos, G. P. (2004). Stress and the female reproductive system. Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 62(1–2), 61–68. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jri.2003.09.004
- Kalu, E., Bhaskaran, S., Thum, M. Y., Vishwanatha, R., Croucher, C., Sherriff, E., Ford, B., & Bansal, A. S. (2008). Serial estimation of Th1:Th2 cytokines profile in women undergoing in-vitro fertilization-embryo transfer. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology (New York, N.Y.: 1989)), 59(3), 206–211. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0897.2007.00565.x
- Klemetti, R., Raitanen, J., Sihvo, S., Saarni, S., & Koponen, P. (2010). Infertility, mental disorders and well-being-a nationwide survey. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 89(5), 677–682. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3109/00016341003623746
- Lakatos, E., Szigeti, J. F., Ujma, P. P., Sexty, R., & Balog, P. (2017). Anxiety and depression among infertile women: A cross-sectional survey from Hungary. BMC Women’s Health, 17, 1–9. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-017-0410-2
- Lapane, K. L., Zierler, S., Lasater, T. M., Stein, M., Barbour, M. M., & Hume, A. L. (1995). Is a history of depressive symptoms associated with an increased risk of infertility in women? Psychosomatic Medicine, 57(6), 509–513. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1097/00006842-199511000-00001
- Lewis, A., Liu, D., Stuart, S., & Ryan, G. (2013). Less depressed or less forthcoming? Self-report of depression symptoms in women preparing for in vitro fertilization. Archives of Women's Mental Health, 16(2), 87–92. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-012-0317-8
- Louis, G. M. B., Lum, K. J., Sundaram, R., Chen, Z., Kim, S., Lynch, C. D., Schisterman, E. F., & Pyper, C. (2011). Stress reduces conception probabilities across the fertile window: Evidence in support of relaxation. Fertility and Sterility, 95(7), 2184–2189. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.06.078
- Lynch, C. D., Sundaram, R., Buck Louis, G. M., Lum, K. J., & Pyper, C. (2012). Are increased levels of self-reported psychosocial stress, anxiety, and depression associated with fecundity? Fertility and Sterility, 98(2), 453–458. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.05.018
- Lynch, C. D., Sundaram, R., Maisog, J. M., Sweeney, A. M., & Buck Louis, G. M. (2014). Preconception stress increases the risk of infertility: Results from a couple-based prospective cohort study–The LIFE study. Human Reproduction, 29(5), 1067–1075. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deu032
- Magiakou, M. A., Mastorakos, G., Webster, E., & Chrousos, G. P. (1997). The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the female reproductive system. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 816(1), 42–56. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb52128.x
- Mai, F. M. (1971). Conception after adoption: An open question. Psychosomatic Medicine, 33(6), 509–514. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1097/00006842-197111000-00004
- Moher, D., Liberati, A., Tetzlaff, J., Altman, D. G., & Group, T. P. (2009). Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: The PRISMA statement. PLoS Medicine, 6(7), e1000097. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000097
- Morreale, M., Balon, R., Tancer, M., & Diamond, M. (2011). The impact of stress and psychosocial interventions on assisted reproductive technology outcome. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 37(1), 56–69. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2011.533584
- Mukhopadhyay, P., & Chattopadhyay, P. K. (1994). Psychophysiological and endocrinological characteristics of idiopathic infertility. Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology, 21(2), 12–19.
- Nakamura, K., Sheps, S., & Arck, P. C. (2008). Stress and reproductive failure: Past notions, present insights and future directions. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 25(2–3), 47–62. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-008-9206-5
- Nillni, Y. I., Wesselink, A. K., Gradus, J. L., Hatch, E. E., Rothman, K. J., Mikkelsen, E. M., & Wise, L. A. (2016). Depression, anxiety, and psychotropic medication use and fecundability. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 215(4), 453.e1–453.e8. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2016.04.022
- O’Brien, S. M., Scott, L. V., & Dinan, T. G. (2004). Cytokines: Abnormalities in major depression and implications for pharmacological treatment. Human Psychopharmacology, 19(6), 397–403. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/hup.609
- Ojo, O., Oluwole, L. O., & Obadeji, A. (2017). A comparative study of depression among fertile and infertile women in a south-western Nigerian city. Medical Journal of Zambia, 44(2), 93–99.
- Pal, L., Bevilacqua, K., & Santoro, N. F. (2010). Chronic psychosocial stressors are detrimental to ovarian reserve: A study of infertile women. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 31(3), 130–139. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3109/0167482X.2010.485258
- Paulson, J. D., Haarmann, B. S., Salerno, R. L., & Asmar, P. (1988). An investigation of the relationship between emotional maladjustment and infertility. Fertility and Sterility, 49(2), 258–262. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/S0015-0282(16)59712-X
- Rock, J., Tietze, C., & Mclaughlin, H. B. (1965). Effect of adoption on infertility. Fertility and Sterility, 16, 305–312. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/S0015-0282(16)35583-2
- Rooney, K. L., & Domar, A. D. (2016). The impact of stress on fertility treatment. Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 28(3), 198–201. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1097/GCO.0000000000000261
- Sanders, K. A., & Bruce, N. W. (1997). A prospective study of psychosocial stress and fertility in women. Human Reproduction (Oxford, England), 12(10), 2324–2329. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/12.10.2324
- Sanders, K. A., & Bruce, N. W. (1999). Psychosocial stress and the menstrual cycle. Journal of Biosocial Science, 31(3), 393–402. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021932099003934
- Santos, C., Sobral, M. P., & Martins, M. V. (2017). Effects of life events on infertility diagnosis: Comparison with presumably fertile men and women. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 35(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2016.1249834
- Schenker, J. G., Meirow, D., & Schenker, E. (1992). Stress and human reproduction. European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, 45(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/0028-2243(92)90186-3
- Schiepers, O. J. G., Wichers, M. C., & Maes, M. (2005). Cytokines and major depression. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, 29(2), 201–217. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2004.11.003
- Shoaib, A., Shah, S. Z., Ahmad, R., & Mansoor, A. (2016). Comparison of anxiety, depression and mood disturbances among fertile and infertile women. Annals of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, 12(4), 230–234.
- Smith, S., Pfeifer, S. M., & Collins, J. A. (2003). Diagnosis and management of female infertility. JAMA, 290(13), 1767–1770. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.290.13.1767
- Sundby, J., & Dahl, J. E. (1994). Are women in the workplace less fertile than women who are not employed? Journal of Women's Health, 3(1), 65–72. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.1994.3.65
- Thoma, M. E., McLain, A. C., Louis, J. F., King, R. B., Trumble, A. C., Sundaram, R., & Louis, G. M. B. (2013). Prevalence of infertility in the United States as estimated by the current duration approach and a traditional constructed approach. Fertility and Sterility, 99(5), 1324–1331.e1. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.11.037
- Wasser, S. K., Sewall, G., & Soules, M. R. (1993). Psychosocial stress as a cause of infertility. Fertility and Sterility, 59(3), 685–689. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/S0015-0282(16)55824-5
- Wilkins, K. M., Warnock, J. K., & Serrano, E. (2010). Depressive symptoms related to infertility and infertility treatments. The Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 33(2), 309–321. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2010.01.009
- Wischmann, T. H. (2003). Psychogenic infertility-myths and facts. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 20(12), 485–494. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1023/b:jarg.0000013648.74404.9d
- Zaig, I., Azem, F., Schreiber, S., Gottlieb-Litvin, Y., Meiboom, H., & Bloch, M. (2012). Women's psychological profile and psychiatric diagnoses and the outcome of in vitro fertilization: Is there an association? Archives of Women's Mental Health, 15(5), 353–359. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-012-0293-z