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Chapter 7 - “It’s Complicated”: The Intersect Between Psychiatric Illness and Infertility

from Part II - Therapeutic Approaches

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2022

By
Katherine Williams  and
Lauri Pasch
Edited by
Sharon N. Covington
Sharon N. Covington
Affiliation:
Shady Grove Fertility, Rockville, MD
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Summary

I have been a psychiatrist for over 25 years. My commitment to the field of infertility began when there was very little recognition of what a major life stress this journey is for people. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Stanford University, a Doctor of Medicine degree from Wake Forest University, and I completed my adult psychiatry residency at Harvard Medical School and Stanford University. My desire to understand the interaction of female reproductive hormones and mental health led me to complete a 3-year National Institute of Mental Health research fellowship at Stanford after my residency.

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Fertility Counseling: Case Studies , pp. 38 - 43
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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