Who is the gate keeper for treatment in a fertility clinic in Germany? -baseline results of a prospective cohort study (PinK study)-

• Main Authors: Eva Münster (Author), Stephan Letzel (Author), Jasmin Passet-Wittig (Author), Norbert F. Schneider (Author), Bettina Schuhrke (Author), Rudolf Seufert (Author), Ulrike Zier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background It is estimated that 5-15% of all couples in industrialised nations are infertile. A perceived unfulfilled desire for a child or self-identification as infertile can lead to psychological strain and social isolation. About 53.000 women underwent assisted reproduction treatments i...