00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.610955 CaOODSP 20200331020336 ta 150406s1993 oncd # b f000 0 eng d 0-662-21380-7 CaOODSP eng n-cn--- Z1-1989/3-41-19E The prevalence of infertility in Canada. Ottawa : Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies, c1993. xviii, 326 p. : graphs ; 25 cm. Research studies ; v. 6 Issued also in French under title: La prévalence de l'infertilité au Canada. Includes bibliographical references. Historical overview of medical perceptions of infertility in Canada, 1850-1950 -- The prevalence of infertility in Canada, 1991-1992: analysis of three national surveys -- Infertility among Canadians: an analysis of data from the Canadian Fertility Survey (1984) and General Social Survey (1990) -- Infertility, sterilization, and contraceptive use in Ontario -- Adoption as an alternative for infertile couples: prospects and trends -- Annotated bibliography on the prevalence of infertility. At the outset of the Commission's work, it was evident that a better understanding of how significant a problem infertility is for Canadians was needed. We found that very little was known in a definitive way about the overall frequency of infertility in this country. Developing accurate and valid estimates of the prevalence of infertility was, therefore, an important Commission research activity, and this volume provides, for the first time, national data on the prevalence of infertility in Canada. Estimates of the prevalence of infertility are important for policy makers who have to make decisions about what priority to attach to responses to infertility and what resources to devote to them, be they initiatives with regard to prevention or initiatives with regard to treatment of those who are already infertile. gccst Commissions of inquiry gccst Reproductive technology gccst Fertility Canada. Privy Council Office. Canada. Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies. La prévalence de l'infertilité au Canada. (CaOODSP)9.622499 The prevalence of infertility in Canada (CaOODSP)9.831608 Research studies ; v. 6. (CaOODSP)9.514940