Katz PP

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus
observational 2013
Time costs of fertility care: the hidden hardship of building a family
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.01.145

OBJECTIVE: To determine the time that infertile couples spend seeking and utilizing fertility care. DESIGN: Prospective cohort. SETTING: Eight community and academic infertility practices. PATIENT(S): A total of 319 couples presenting fo…

observational 2012
Fertility treatment response: is it better to be more optimistic or less pessimistic?
Psychosomatic medicine ·doi:10.1097/psy.0b013e318242096b

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prospective relation between dispositional traits of optimism and pessimism and in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment failure among women seeking medical intervention for infertility. METHODS: Among 198 women (a…

observational 2010
Predictors of not pursuing infertility treatment after an infertility diagnosis: examination of a prospective U.S. cohort
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.03.068

We studied a prospective cohort of 434 couples in Northern California and found that 13% did not pursue any form of infertility treatment after their initial consultation. Although age, education, and financial concerns remain important for…