The Relationship between Infertility Characteristics and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Women Seeking Fertility Treatment: A Cross-sectional Study.
Background & aim: Infertility profoundly affects multiple aspects of human life, serving as a major stressor and often causing significant emotional distress for couples, especially women. This study investigated the relationship between the characteristics of infertility and symptoms of post-trauma...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 5355 - 5365 |
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Mashhad University of Medical Science
Apr2026
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