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Most adults have life plans that include children. When those who desire children find their efforts unsuccessful, frustration, despair, and helplessness are common and debilitating consequences. In this article we survey the scope of the problem of infertility, its current therapies, and the future prospects.

Scope of the Problem

In the United States, surveys conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics estimate that in 1988, 8.4 percent of women 15 to 44 years of age, or 4.9 million women, had an impaired ability to have children¹. Of these women, 2.2 million had no children (primary infertility), and 2.7 million had at least . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Causes of Infertility

Initial Evaluation

Extended Evaluation

Changing Treatments

Assisted Reproduction

Who Should Treat the Infertile Couple?

Infertility as a Life Crisis

Infertility and Society

A Perspective

Source Information

From the Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 601 Colley Ave., Norfolk, VA 23507, where reprint requests should be addressed to Dr. Jones.

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