Why do couples refuse or discontinue ART?

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 273, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-11

  Dawson, A A ^a   Diedrich, K ^a   Felberbaum, R E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Kempten Oberallgaeu   (Germany)

Author keywords

ART refusal; IVF; Prognostic factors; Therapy expenses and reimbursement

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMOTIONALITY; ETHICS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 27644452546     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-005-0010-5     Document Type: Review

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