'Inconvenient biology:' advantages and disadvantages of first-time parenting after age 40 using in vitro fertilization

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1058-1065

  Mac Dougall, K ^a   Beyene, Y ^a   Nachtigall, R D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

advantages disadvantages; age related infertility; delayed childbearing; IVF; late parenting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAREER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONCEPTION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; ENERGY YIELD; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858383499     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des007     Document Type: Article

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