How old is too old? A contribution to the discussion on age limits for assisted reproduction technique access

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 482-492

  Kocourková, Jiřina ^a   Konečná, Hana ^b   Burcin, Boris ^a   Kučera, Tomáš ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

age limit; assisted reproduction; delayed childbearing; fertility; preferences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTHOOD; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928897414     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2015.01.017     Document Type: Article

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