Psychosocial aspects of fertility and assisted reproductive technology

J Stanhiser, AZ Steiner - Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics, 2018 - obgyn.theclinics.com
The psychosocial aspects of fertility and assisted reproductive technology (ART) are
complex. The extent to which stress, symptoms of anxiety and depression, mood disorders …

Mental health, psychotropic medication use, and menstrual cycle characteristics

YI Nillni, AK Wesselink, EE Hatch… - Clinical …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To examine the influence of depressive symptoms, perceived stress, and
psychotropic medication use on prospectively assessed menstrual cycle regularity and …

A prospective investigation of perceived stress, infertility‐related stress, and cortisol levels in women undergoing in vitro fertilization: influence on embryo quality and …

CE Cesta, ALV Johansson, J Hreinsson… - Acta Obstetricia et …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Women undergoing fertility treatment experience high levels of stress. However,
it remains uncertain if and how stress influences in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle outcome. This …

Perceived stress and fecundability: a preconception cohort study of North American couples

AK Wesselink, EE Hatch, KJ Rothman… - American journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
While some epidemiologic studies support the hypothesis that stress can adversely affect
fertility, few prospective studies have assessed the association in couples from the general …

[HTML][HTML] Social structure as a strategy to mitigate the costs of group living: a comparison of gelada and guereza monkeys

RIM Dunbar - Animal Behaviour, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Declining fertility with group size is a hidden cost of group living in
mammals.•Females may form bonded relationships to buffer stresses of group …

Economic uncertainty and fertility cycles: The case of the post-WWII baby boom

B Chabé-Ferret, P Gobbi - 2018 - papers.ssrn.com
Using the US Census waves 1940-1990 and Current Population Surveys 1990-2010, we
look at how economic uncertainty affected fertility cycles over the course of the XXth century …

Estilo de vida, contaminación atmosférica y problemas que afectan la salud reproductiva en la mujer

P Bizarro-Nevares, M Rojas-Lemus… - Revista de la Facultad …, 2018 - scielo.org.mx
A nivel mundial, la infertilidad en las parejas ha ido en aumento. Hay muchas causas
implicadas en este problema, sin embargo, un factor que influye y que cada vez cobra …

Group Size as a Trade Off Between Fertility and Predation Risk: Implications for Social Evolution

RIM Dunbar, PM Carron - bioRxiv, 2018 - biorxiv.org
Cluster analysis reveals a fractal pattern in the sizes of baboon groups, with peaks at∼
20,∼ 40,∼ 80 and∼ 160. Although all baboon species individually exhibit this pattern, the …

Exploring the ovarian reserve within health parameters: a latent class analysis

TM Hardy, M Garnier-Villarreal… - Western journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The process of ovarian aging is influenced by a complex and poorly understood interplay of
endocrine, metabolic, and environmental factors. The purpose of this study was to explore …

Chronic stress and reproductive function in female childhood cancer survivors

TM Hardy - 2018 - search.proquest.com
Reproductive dysfunction is reported as a major concern for childhood cancer survivors
(CCS) and is highly correlated with quality of life in this population. Few predictors of post …