Age shock: Misperceptions of the impact of age on fertility before and after IVF in women who conceived after age 40

Human Reproduction

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 350-356

  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

age related infertility; delayed parenting; fertility information; IVF

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONCEPTION; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FRIEND; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENOPAUSE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THERAPEUTIC MISCONCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872547348     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des409     Document Type: Article

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