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International Journal of Endocrinology
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 236217, 14 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/236217
Review Article

Psychological Disturbances and Quality of Life in Obese and Infertile Women and Men

Piotr Kocełak,1 Jerzy Chudek,2 Beata Naworska,3 Monika Bąk-Sosnowska,4 Barbara Kotlarz,3 Monika Mazurek,3 Paweł Madej,5 Violetta Skrzypulec-Plinta,6 Piotr Skałba,5 and Magdalena Olszanecka-Glinianowicz1

1Health Promotion and Obesity Management Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
2Pathophysiology Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
3Obstetric Propaedeutics Unit, Department of Woman's Health Care, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
4Psychology Unit, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
5Department of Endocrinological Gynecology, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
6Department of Women's Health, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland

Received 29 March 2012; Accepted 21 May 2012

Academic Editor: Renato Pasquali

Copyright © 2012 Piotr Kocełak et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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