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The prevalence of infertility in Canada .: Z1-1989/3-41-19E-PDF

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.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Privy Council Office.
  • Canada. Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies.
TitleThe prevalence of infertility in Canada .
Series title
  • Research studies ; v. 6
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Other formatsPhysical text-[English]
Note(s)
  • Digitized edition from print produced by Privy Council Office of Canada.
  • 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.
  • Issued also in printed form.
Publishing information
  • Ottawa : Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies, c1993.
Descriptionxviii, 326 p. : graphs
ISBN0-662-21380-7
Catalogue number
  • Z1-1989/3-41-19E-PDF
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