Fertility and Sterility
Volume 87, Issue 6 , Pages 1369-1376 , June 2007

Increased risk of depressive disorders in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, October 2005.

  • Elizabeth Hollinrake, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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  • Alison Abreu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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  • Michelle Maifeld, R.N.C.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
    • ,
  • Bradley J. Van Voorhis, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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  • Anuja Dokras, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Anuja Dokras, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242 (FAX: 319-335-6659).

Received 8 March 2006 ,Revised 7 November 2006 ,Accepted 7 November 2006.

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PII: S0015-0282(06)04489-X

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.039

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 87, Issue 6 , Pages 1369-1376 , June 2007

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