The introduction of birth control in 1960 provided women and men the opportunity to plan
their pregnancies. Family Planning clinics were established worldwide with the aim to …

BACKGROUND FERTILITY AND INFERTILITY Despite the planning of a pregnancy,
conceiving is not a matter of course. The chance of achieving a spontaneous pregnancy …

Introduction: Over the past 50 years women and men have postponed family formation in
high-income societies. Fertility assessment and counselling has been suggested as a …

The purpose of this article is to give an overview of the Danish family planning services
delivery based on a description of the country, the people, and their opinions. All laws and …

Methods This article is based on 20 years' combined experience of running tertiary infertility
clinics, together with the resources and regularly updated literature searches we have used …

PRACTICE Page 1 GUIDELINES Fertility (update): summary of NICE guidance Ella Fields
research fellow1, Jiri Chard senior research fellow1, David James clinical co-director1, Tom …

During the 1970s new contraceptive options developed and legal abortions became
accessible. Family planning clinics targeting young women and men provided advice and …

Objective To describe Finnish university students' childbearing histories, desires concerning
childbearing, and awareness regarding the impact of age on female fertility. Methods A …

At present NHS services for infertile couples are under-developed compared with those
available in the private sector. Health care planners should be aware that the demand for …

Women and men globally are delaying the birth of their first child. In the UK, the average age
of first conception in women is 29 years. Women experience age-related fertility decline so it …