Ageing and infertility: An overview

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 855-860

  Balasch, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ageing; assisted reproduction; delayed childbearing; fertility; infertility

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONCEPTION; DOWN SYNDROME; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MALE FERTILITY; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ADULT; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149423967     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2010.501889     Document Type: Review

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