Prevalence of infertilityand help seeking among 15 000 women and men

Human Reproduction

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 2108-2118

  Datta, J ^a   Palmer, M J ^a   Tanton, C ^b   Gibson, L J ^a   Jones, K G ^b   Macdowall, W ^a   Glasier, A ^a,c   Sonnenberg, P ^b   Field, N ^b   Mercer, C H ^b   Johnson, A M ^b   Wellings, K ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Female infertility; Help seeking; Infertility; Male infertility; Population survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHABITING PERSON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MARRIED PERSON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 2; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84988970889     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dew123     Document Type: Article

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