The psychosocial transition associated with spontaneous 46,XX primary ovarian insufficiency: illness uncertainty, stigma, goal flexibility, and purpose in life as factors in emotional health
Davis M, Ventura JL, Wieners M, Covington SN, Vanderhoof VH, Ryan ME, Koziol DE, Popat VB, Nelson LM. The psychosocial transition associated with spontaneous 46,XX primary ovarian insufficiency: illness uncertainty, stigma, goal flexibility, and purpose in life as factors in emotional health. Fertility And Sterility 2009, 93: 2321-2329. PMID: 19243752, PMCID: PMC3013503, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.12.122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary ovarian insufficiencySpontaneous primary ovarian insufficiencySignificant independent factorsOvarian insufficiencyIllness uncertaintyIndependent factorsEpidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleClinical Research CenterHealthy control womenCase-control studyState-Trait Anxiety InventoryControl womenProspective studyMean ageDepression ScaleMAIN OUTCOMEInsufficiencyFamily planningWomenEmotional healthSelf-report instrumentAnxiety InventorySimilar ageAgeStigma