Depression in primary versus secondary infertility egg recipients

Yakov M Epstein; Helane S Rosenberg

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.01.098

Depression in primary versus secondary infertility egg recipients

Fertil Steril. 2005 Jun;83(6):1882-4. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.01.098.

Authors

Yakov M Epstein¹, Helane S Rosenberg

Affiliation

¹ Center for Mathematics, Science, and Computer Education, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8019, USA. yepstein@rci.rutgers.edu

PMID: 15950673
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.01.098

Abstract

Women with primary infertility and their husbands were significantly more depressed than women with secondary infertility and their husbands, and the difference in levels of depression of women compared with their husbands was significantly greater for primary than for secondary infertility. Depressive symptomology for childless individuals is greater for wives than for their husbands.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Depressive Disorder / complications
Depressive Disorder / epidemiology
Depressive Disorder / psychology*
Female
Humans
Infertility, Female / complications
Infertility, Female / epidemiology
Infertility, Female / psychology*
Male
Middle Aged
Oocyte Donation / psychology*
Oocyte Donation / statistics & numerical data
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / statistics & numerical data
Retrospective Studies
Sex Characteristics