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0861 |aZ1-1989/3-41-19E
24504|aThe prevalence of infertility in Canada.
260 |aOttawa : |bRoyal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies, |cc1993.
300 |axviii, 326 p. : |bgraphs ; |c25 cm.
4901 |aResearch studies ; |vv. 6
500 |aIssued also in French under title: La prévalence de l'infertilité au Canada.
504 |aIncludes bibliographical references.
5050 |aHistorical 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.
520 |aAt 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.
69207|2gccst|aCommissions of inquiry
69207|2gccst|aReproductive technology
69207|2gccst|aFertility
7101 |aCanada. |bPrivy Council Office.
7101 |aCanada.|bRoyal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies.
77508|tLa prévalence de l'infertilité au Canada.|w(CaOODSP)9.622499
7760#|tThe prevalence of infertility in Canada |w(CaOODSP)9.831608
830#0|aResearch studies ;|vv. 6.|w(CaOODSP)9.514940