Research on infertility: which definition should we use?

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Different definitions of infertility are used in clinical practice as well as in epidemiological and demographic research. This study assessed whether the definition makes a difference for estimates of the prevalence and sociodemographic differentials of infertility and whether one definition would be applicable in both research and clinical practice.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Fertil Steril

Title: Fertility and sterility

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1556-5653

ISSN (Print): 0015-0282

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 2005

Volume: 83

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. ularsen@hsph.harvard.edu

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Publisher Item ID: S0015-0282(04)03238-8

DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.11.033

PubMed ID: 15820788

SO-VID: e9d7ef6a-972a-4d44-b8dc-91b168809026

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