Understanding infertility : risk factors affecting fertility.: Z1-1989/3-41-20E
The direct "causes" of infertility are, in many cases, relatively clear - blocked fallopian tubes, ovulatory problems, low sperm counts. What is less obvious is the sequence of events leading to those particular conditions - and this information needs to be understood in order for infertility to be effectively prevented.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Privy Council Office. Canada. Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies. |
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| Title | Understanding infertility : risk factors affecting fertility. |
| Series title | Research studies ; v. 7 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Paper |
| Other formats | Electronic-[English] |
| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Compréhension de l'infertilité : facteurs de risque. Includes bibliographical references. Sexually transmitted infections: their manifestations and links to infertility and reproductive illness -- The physiological effects of aging on fertility decline: a literature review -- Effects of licit and illicit drugs, alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine on infertility -- A literature review of the physiological manifestations related to infertility linked to weight, eating behaviours, and exercise -- Contraception: an evaluation of its role in relation to infertility: can it protect? -- The physiological links between endometriosis and infertility: review of the medical literature and annotated bibliography (1985-1990) -- The impact of medical procedures on fertility -- Occupational and environmental exposure data: information sources and linkage potential to adverse reproductive outcomes data in Canada -- Evaluation of an environmental contaminent: development of a method for chemical review and a case study of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) as a reproductive toxicant -- Pilot study on determining the relative importance of risk factors for infertility in Canada. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa : Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies, c1993. |
| Description | xxii, 704 p. : graphs ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN | 0-662-21381-5 |
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| Subject terms | Commissions of inquiry Reproductive technology Fertility |
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