The psychiatric status of women presenting for infertility evaluation.
Psychiatric symptomatology, incidence of clinical depression, measures of self-esteem, and sexual functioning were not found to be significantly different between a group of 118 women undergoing infertility evaluation and treatment and a demographically similar group of 83 routine-care women patients with no known fertility problems. However, a significant number of the infertility patients reported changes in mood and in sense of self-worth since becoming concerned about conception.
Downey
J
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New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York.
McKinney
M
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D000328:Adult; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008603:Mental Health; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires