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Detection and Therapeutic Approaches to Age-Related Infertility

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Two social factors, delayed childbearing and an increase in the prevalence of divorce followed by remarriage, are contributing to a growing number of women in their mid to late thirties who desire fertility at a time when fecundity is declining. One of the most difficult challenges is the evaluation and treatment of these women, who desire fertility but have diminished ovarian reserve. The latter is due to the fact that they frequently do not produce enough quality oocytes to take full advantage of the various options offered by assisted reproductive technologies. In addition, pregnancy rates during natural and assisted cycles are dramatically reduced, and the rate of spontaneous miscarriages is markedly increased.

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  1. Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 303 George Street, 08901, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

    David B. Seifer M.D. (Director, Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences) (Director, Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences)

  2. UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 303 George Street, 08901, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

    David B. Seifer M.D. (Director, Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences) (Director, Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences)

  3. The Reproductive Center, 44514, Youngstown, Ohio, USA

    Robert L. Collins M.D. (Medical Director, Reproductive Endocrinologist, Associate Professor) (Medical Director, Reproductive Endocrinologist, Associate Professor)

  4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northeast Ohio University College of Medicine, 44272, Rootstown, Ohio, USA

    Robert L. Collins M.D. (Medical Director, Reproductive Endocrinologist, Associate Professor) (Medical Director, Reproductive Endocrinologist, Associate Professor)

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Sharara, F.I., Scott, R.T., Seifer, D.B. (2002). Detection and Therapeutic Approaches to Age-Related Infertility. In: Seifer, D.B., Collins, R.L. (eds) Office-Based Infertility Practice. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87690-5_3

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