Advanced search
Publication Cover
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Volume 22, 2002 - Issue 6
Submit an article Journal homepage
174
Views
32
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Infertility in Shanghai: prevalence, treatment seeking and impact

Y. Che Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research, Shanghai, China
&
J. Cleland Centre for Population Studies, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Pages 643-648 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

  • Aral S. O. and Cates W. C. (1983) The increasing concern with infertility. Why now? Journal of the American Medical Association, 17, 2327-2331.
  • Bentley R, G. and Mascie-Taylor C. G. N. (2000) Infertility in the Modern World: Present and Future Prospects. New York, Cambridge University Press.
  • Beral V., Rolfs R., Joesoef M. R., Aral S. and Cramer D. W. (1994) Primary infertility: characteristics of women in North America according to pathological findings. Journal of Epidemiology Community Health, 48, 576-579.
  • Bracken M. B., Hellenbrand K. G. and Holford T. R. (1996) Conception delay after oral contraceptive use: the effect of estrogen dose. Fertility and Sterility, 53, 21-27.
  • Chasan-Taber L., Willett W. C., Stampfer M. J., Spiegelman D., Rosner B. A., Hunter DJ, Colditz G. A. and Manson, J. K. (1997) Oral contraceptives and ovulatory causes of delayed fertility American Journal of Epidemology, 143, 258-265.
  • Che Y., Gao E. S. and Yuan W. (1997) Infertility prevalence of first married women in eight nationalities of China. In: Reproductive Health of Chinese Minority Nationalities. edited by Gao E. S. and Yuan W., pp. 123-129. Beijing. China Population Press.
  • Cleland J. and Scott C. (1987) The World Fertility Survey: An assessment. Oxford, The International Statistical Institute/Oxford University Press.
  • Cramer D. W., Goldman M. D., Schiff L, Belisle S., Albrecht B., Stadel B., Gibson M., Wilson E., Stillman E. and Thompson I. (1987) The relationship of tubal infertility to barrier method and oral contraceptive use. Journal of the American Medical Association, 257, 2446-2450.
  • Curtis S, L. (1995) Model Further Analysis Plan Contraceptive Use Dynamics. Maryland, Macro International. Inc.
  • Fang K. J., Deng Q. X. and Gao E. S. (1992) Analysis of infertility rate among first married Chinese women during 1976-1985 Reproduction and Contraception, 12, 48-53
  • Gao D. L., Chen X. E. and Hong X. L. (1989) The prevalence of the first pregnancy and infertility among sixty thousand newly married women of Shanghai. Zhong Hua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi, 24, 234-235.
  • Gray R. H. and Wu L. Y. (2000) Subfertility and risk of spontaneous abortion. American Journal of Public Health, 90, 1452-1454.
  • Hirsch M. B. and Mosher W. D. (1987) Characteristics of infertile women in the United States and their use of infertility services. Fertility and Sterility, 47, 612-625.
  • Li Y., Wang J. L., Qian S. Z., Gao E. S. and Tao J. G. (1990) Infertility in a rural area of Jiangsu province: an epidemiological survey. International Journal of Fertility, 35, 347-349.
  • Lu Y. S. (1996) Infertility. In: Obstetrics and Gynaecology. edited by Le J., pp. 371-374. Beijing, People Health Press.
  • Mosher W. D. (1985) Reproductive impairments in the United Suites. 1965-1982. Demography, 22, 415-430.
  • Mulgaonkar V B. (2001) Childless couples in the slums of Mumbai: an interdisciplinary study. Asia-Pacific Population Journal, 16, 141-160.
  • Peng X. (1991) Demographic Transition in China, p 8. Oxford Clarendon Press
  • Rachootin P. and Olsen J. (1981) Prevalence and socioeconomic correlates of subfecundity and spontaneous abortion in Denmark. International Journal of Epidemology, 11, 245-249.
  • Schmidt L., Münster K. and Helm P. (1995) Infertility and the seeking of infertility treatment, in a representative population. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 102, 978-984.
  • Shelton, J. D. (2001) Risk of clinical pelvic inflammatory-disease attributable to an intrauterinc device. Lancet, 357, 443.
  • State Family Planning Commission of China (1986) China Indepth Fertility Survey (Phase-I): Principal Report, vol. I., p. 40. Beijing: Department of Population Statistics of State Statistical Bureau.
  • Symonds E. M. and Symonds I. M. (1998) Infertility. In: Essential Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 3rd edn, edited by Symonds E. M. and Symonds I. M. Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone.
  • Tzonou A., Hsieh C., Trichopoulos D., Kalandidi A., Margaris D., Goldman M. and Toupadaki N. (1993) Induced abortions, miscarriages, and tobacco smoking as risk factors for secondary infertility. Journal of Epidemology and Community Health, 47, 36-39.
  • Williamson R. A. and Elias S. (1992) Infertility and pregnancy loss. In: The Genetic Basis of Common Diseases, edited by King R. A., Rotter J. I. and Motulsky A. G. pp. 577. New York, Oxford University Press

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.