The experience of spontaneous pregnancy loss for infertile women who have conceived through assisted reproduction technology

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 714-720

  Harris, Darcy L ^a   Daniluk, Judith C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction technology; Grief; Infertility; Miscarriage; Spontaneous pregnancy loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRIEF; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; PREGNANCY; RECORDING; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 76749154937     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep445     Document Type: Article

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