A questionnaire-based study of infertility has been carried out in two age cohorts of women
in a defined geographical region. Women were aged 36–40 years or 46–50 years at the …

Background. To study the prevalence of infertility, outcome of pregnancy, and uptake of
medical services in a rural population. Methods. 1000 women aged 45–54 years, randomly …

Objective To investigate lifetime prevalence of infertility, the seeking of infertility treatment
and outcomes of treatment. Design Cross‐sectional postal questionnaire study. Setting …

To estimate the prevalence and main causes of infertility, a multicentre survey was
conducted over 1 year (July 1988–June 1989) in three regions of France. All the 1686 …

A pilot study was undertaken to investigate the use of a mailed questionnaire to estimate the
prevalence and incidence of infertility in a population, and the demand for medical advice …

Few countries collect information relevant to the study of the epidemiology of infertility.
National data available in the UK are either indirect or incomplete. Furthermore, most …

Several new methods of infertility treatment have been developed. There is therefore an
increasing interest among physicians in gaining knowledge about the occurrence of …

This paper discusses the various research options open for measuring the prevalence of
infertility. National and regional surveys are both population-based studies but with different …

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of infertility and the
use of infertility treatment among women aged 40–55 years. METHODS Population-based …

In a 1989 paper, Marchbanks et al.(Am J Epidemiol. 1989; 130 (2): 259–267) noted
inconsistent definitions of infertility across research and clinical practice and examined …