Advanced search
Publication Cover
Human Fertility
an international, multidisciplinary journal dedicated to furthering research and promoting good practice
Volume 14, 2011 - Issue 1
Submit an article Journal homepage
272
Views
9
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Assisted Reproduction

An investigation of social inequalities in help-seeking and use of health services for fertility problems in a population-based sample of UK women

Melanie MorrisDepartment of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Laura OakleyNational Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
,
Noreen MaconochieDepartment of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, UK
&
Pat DoyleDepartment of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, UK
Pages 16-22 | Published online: 01 Dec 2010

References

  • Bhattacharya, S., Porter, M., Amalraj, E., Templeton, A., Hamilton, M., Lee, A. J., et al. (2009). The epidemiology of infertility in the North East of Scotland. Human Reproduction, 24, 3096–3107.
  • Bitler, M. & Schmidt, L. (2006). Health disparities and infertility: impacts of state-level insurance mandates. Fertility and Sterility, 85, 858–865.
  • Boivin, J., Bunting, L., Collins, J. A., & Nygren, K. G. (2007). International estimates of infertility prevalence and treatment-seeking: potential need and demand for infertility medical care. Human Reproduction, 22, 1506–1512.
  • Bunting, L. & Boivin, J. (2007). Decision-making about seeking medical advice in an internet sample of women trying to get pregnant. Human Reproduction, 22, 1662–1668.
  • Eisenberg, M. L., Smith, J. F., Millstein, S. G., Nachtigall, R. D., Adler, N. E., Pasch, L.A., et al. (2010). Predictors of not pursuing infertility treatment after an infertility diagnosis: examination of a prospective U.S. cohort. Fertility and Sterility, 94, 2369–2371.
  • Geyer, S., Hemström, O., Peter, R., & Vågerö, D. (2006). Education, income, and occupational class cannot be used interchangeably in social epidemiology. Empirical evidence against a common practice. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 60, 804–810.
  • Goddard, M. & Smith, P. (2001). Equity of access to health care services: theory and evidence from the UK. Social Science and Medicine, 53, 1149–1162.
  • Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. (2007). Fertility Facts and Figures 2007. http://www.hfea.gov.uk/docs/adbcdfh.pdf . & Facts and Figures for 1 Apr 2003 – 31 Mar 2004. http://www.hfea.gov.uk/docs/facts_and_figures_03-04.pdf . HFEA: London.
  • Kennedy, R., Kingsland, C., Rutherford, A., Hamilton, M., & Ledger, W.; British Fertility Society. (2006). Implementation of the NICE guideline – recommendations from the British Fertility Society for national criteria for NHS funding of assisted conception. Human Fertility, 9, 181–189.
  • Maconochie, N., Doyle, P., & Prior, S. (2004). The National Women's Health Study: assembly and description of a population-based reproductive cohort. BMC Public Health, 4, 35.
  • National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health. (2004). Fertility: assessment and treatment for people with fertility problems. Commissioned by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence. London; RCOG Press.
  • Oakley, L., Doyle, P., & Maconochie, N. (2008). Lifetime prevalence of infertility and infertility treatment in the UK: results from a population-based survey of reproduction. Human Reproduction, 23, 447–450.
  • Rajkhowa, M., Mcconnell, A., & Thomas, G. E. (2006). Reasons for discontinuation of IVF treatment: a questionnaire study. Human Reproduction, 21, 358–363.
  • Terävä, A.-N., Gissler, M., Hemminki, E., & Luoto, R. (2008). Infertility and the use of infertility treatments in Finland: prevalence and socio-demographic determinants 1992–2004. European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, 136, 61–66.
  • White, L., McQuillan, J., Greil, A. L., & Johnson, D. R. (2006). Infertility: testing a helpseeking model. Social Science and Medicine, 62, 1031–1041.
  • Wulff, M., Hogberg, U., & Stenlund, H. (1997). Infertility in an industrial setting – a population-based study from Northern Sweden. Acta Obstetrica et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 76, 673–679.

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.