title: Stress relief to augment fertility: the pressure mounts.
abstract: Current studies have not conclusively demonstrated an objective and consistent marker of an aberrant stress response; an effect of such a stress response on reproductive outcome; or a benefit of counseling on reproductive outcome in such patients.
authors.affiliation: Program in Reproductive and Adult Endocrinology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. catheriw@mail.nih.gov
authors.forename: William H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Catherino
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D012063:Relaxation; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D012463:Saliva / Q000201:enzymology; D013312:Stress, Physiological; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000516:alpha-Amylases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D000516:alpha-Amylases