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FERTILITY AND STERILITY
Volume 93, Issue 6, Pages 2080-2083Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.08.024
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- NICHD NIH HHS [R01 HD044144-05, R01-HD044144, R01 HD044144-04, R01 HD044144, R01 HD044144-03] Funding Source: Medline
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A national probability sample reveals two relatively distinct groups of infertile women: those with intent, who have experienced a period of 12 or more months during which they tried to conceive but did not, and those without intent, who had a period of at least 12 months during which they could have conceived and did not but who do not describe themselves as having tried to become pregnant at that time. Those with intent are more likely to identify as having a fertility problem, to be distressed, and to pursue infertility treatment than those without intent, suggesting that many women do not realize that they meet the medical criteria for infertility and may wait longer to get help, therefore lowering their chances of conception. (Fertil Steril (R) 2010;93:2080-3. (C) 2010 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.)
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