International estimates of infertility prevalence and treatment-seeking: potential need and demand for infertility medical care

Jacky Boivin; Laura Bunting; John A. Collins; Karl G. Nygren

doi:10.1093/humrep/dem046

journal article Mar 21, 2007

International estimates of infertility prevalence and treatment-seeking: potential need and demand for infertility medical care

Jacky Boivin

Laura Bunting John A. Collins

Karl G. Nygren

Human Reproduction Vol. 22 No. 6 pp. 1506-1512 · Oxford University Press (OUP)

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Published: Mar 21, 2007
Vol/Issue: 22(6)
Pages: 1506-1512

Authors

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Jacky Boivin

Cardiff Fertility Studies Research Group, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

Department of Marine Geology and Geophysics Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole MA USA

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Karl G. Nygren

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Jacky Boivin, Laura Bunting, John A. Collins, et al. (2007). International estimates of infertility prevalence and treatment-seeking: potential need and demand for infertility medical care. Human Reproduction, 22(6), 1506-1512. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dem046

International estimates of infertility prevalence and treatment-seeking: potential need and demand for infertility medical care

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