Advanced reproductive age and fertility: No. 269, November 2011

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 95-102

  Liu, Kimberly ^a   Case, Allison ^a   Cheung, Anthony P ^a   Sierra, Sony ^a   Alasiri, Saleh ^a   Carranza Mamane, Belina ^a   Dwyer, Cathie ^a   Graham, James ^a   Havelock, Jon ^a   Hemmings, Robert ^a   Lee, Francis ^a   Murdock, Ward ^a   Senikas, Vyta ^a   Vause, Tannys D R ^a   Wong, Benjamin Chee Man ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

advanced reproductive age; assisted reproductive technology; Ovarian aging

Indexed keywords

AGING; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MATERNAL AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARIAN RESERVE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE AGE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW;

EID: 84858257422     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.11.002     Document Type: Review

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