Materials and Methods A literature review was undertaken using the scientific resources on
the internet and the list of national projects obtained from Deputy of Research and …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics
(NCHS) has conducted the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) seven times since …

The aims of this study were to obtain the incidence of infertility, to examine the causes of
infertility and to explore risk factors for impaired fecundity in a rural region of northern China …

During the past half century, fertility declines have been pervasive in Asia and Latin
America. Between the early 1950s and the early 2000s, the total fertility rate (TFR)-the …

Background: It is the responsibility of health systems to provide quality health care and to
protect consumers against impoverishing health costs. In the case of infertility in developing …

Until very recently, the problem of infertility in developing countries has been ignored at all
levels of healthcare management. Because many preventable or treatable diseases still …

It is often presumed that infertility is not a problem in resource-poor areas where fertility rates
are high. This is challenged by consistent evidence that the consequences of childlessness …

Pregnancy rates for women in the United States continued to decline in 2009, reaching the
lowest level in 12 years (102.1 per 1,000 women aged 15–44). This level is 12% below the …

BACKGROUND: The incidence of unintended pregnancy is among the most essential health
status indicators in the field of reproductive health. One ongoing goal of the US Department …

Primary infertility is a key issue in the developed world, while the developing world has high
rates of secondary infertility. The impact of HIV/AIDS on fertility is insufficiently explored. One …