Fertility and Sterility
Volume 93, Issue 2 , Pages 517-526 , 15 January 2010

Changes in affect and state anxiety across an in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycle

  • Neha N. Mahajan, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
    • Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Neha N. Mahajan, Ph.D., 3/32, Marleston Avenue, Ashford- 5035, Australia (FAX: 61-8-8303-3770).
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  • Deborah A. Turnbull, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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  • Michael J. Davies, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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  • Umesh N. Jindal, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Gynecological & Fertility Research Centre, Chandigarh, India
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  • Nancy E. Briggs, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Discipline of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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  • John E. Taplin, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

Received 23 July 2008 ,Revised 26 October 2008 ,Accepted 15 December 2008.

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 N.N.M. has nothing to disclose. D.A.T. has nothing to disclose. M.J.D. has nothing to disclose. U.N.J. has nothing to disclose. N.E.B. has nothing to disclose. J.E.T. has nothing to disclose.

 Supported by Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) by Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training and University of Adelaide scholarship for research awarded to Neha Naresh Mahajan.

PII: S0015-0282(08)04791-2

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.12.054

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 93, Issue 2 , Pages 517-526 , 15 January 2010

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