Fertility and Sterility
Volume 91, Issue 3 , Pages 851-857 , March 2009

Depressive symptoms during late pregnancy and early parenthood following assisted reproductive technology

  • Fiorella Monti, Psy.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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  • Francesca Agostini, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    • ,
  • Piergiuseppina Fagandini, Psy.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
    • ,
  • Giovanni Battista La Sala, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
    • ,
  • Isaac Blickstein, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Isaac Blickstein, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaplan Medical Center, 76100 Rehovot, Israel (FAX: 972-8-9411944).

Received 29 November 2007 ,Revised 2 January 2008 ,Accepted 2 January 2008.

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 F.M. has nothing to disclose. F.A. has nothing to disclose. P.F. has nothing to disclose. G.B.L. has nothing to disclose. I.B. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(08)00002-2

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.01.021

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 91, Issue 3 , Pages 851-857 , March 2009

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