Utilization of fertility-related services in the United States

Fertil Steril. 2008 Oct;90(4):1317-9. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.10.034. Epub 2008 Mar 4.

Abstract

To describe trends in the types of fertility-related medical services that women and/or their partners have received while trying to become pregnant, the author analyzed data from women aged 20-44 years who participated in the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth. Advice (74%) and infertility testing (59%) were the most common types of fertility-related services received, and of those who received infertility testing, 66% responded that both partners were tested. Nearly half of the study population reported receiving drugs to improve ovulation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Health Care Surveys
  • Humans
  • Infertility, Female / epidemiology*
  • Infertility, Female / therapy*
  • Male
  • Reproductive Techniques / statistics & numerical data*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Women's Health Services / statistics & numerical data*