The process of decision making in reproductive medicine

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 348-353

  Ludwig, Annika K ^a   Diedrich, Klaus ^a   Ludwig, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b ENDOKRINOLOGIKUM HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; ART; Counseling; Decision making; Duration of infertility; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

AGE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PATERNAL AGE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 28444493993     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-923392     Document Type: Review

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