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Infertility

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Infertility is defined in the United States as diminished fertility, as opposed to sterility, which is the total inability to reproduce. Primary infertility is the failure to conceive at any time. Secondary infertility is the failure to conceive after one or more successful pregnancies. In both cases, the diagnosis should not be made until the patient has remained infertile for at least one year after attempting pregnancy.

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  • Behrman, S. J., and Kistner, R. W.: Progress in Infertility. Boston: Little, Brown (1968).

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wilhelm’s University, Münster, West Germany

    Fritz K. Beller

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ulm, West Germany

    Karl Knörr & Christian Lauritzen

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, University of Illinois at the Medical Center, Chiacago, Illinois, USA

    Ralph M. Wynn

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Beller, F.K., Knörr, K., Lauritzen, C., Wynn, R.M. (1974). Infertility. In: Gynecology. Springer Study Edition. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7128-5_16

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7128-5_16

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