A survey of clinicians' views on age and access to IVF and the use of tests of ovarian reserve prior to IVF in the United Kingdom

Human Fertility

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-27

  Maheshwari, Abha ^a   Hamilton, Mark ^a   Bhattacharya, Siladitya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age limit; Clinicians; IVF; Ovarian reserve; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OOCYTE; OVARIAN FUNCTION TEST; OVARY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 40549093315     PISSN: 14647273     EISSN: 17428149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14647270701541095     Document Type: Article

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