Fertility and Sterility
Volume 91, Issue 6 , Pages 2466-2470 , June 2009

Infertility services reported by men in the United States: national survey data

  • John E. Anderson, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr. John Anderson, Women's Health and Fertility Branch, Division of Reproductive Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mail-stop K-34, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30341 (FAX: 770-488-6450).
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  • Sherry L. Farr, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.
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  • Denise J. Jamieson, M.D., M.P.H.
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  • Lee Warner, Ph.D., M.P.H.
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  • Maurizio Macaluso, M.D., Dr.P.H.

Received 10 December 2007 ,Revised 10 March 2008 ,Accepted 10 March 2008.

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 J.A. has nothing to disclose. S.F. has nothing to disclose. D.J. has nothing to disclose. L.W. has nothing to disclose. M.M. has nothing to disclose.

 The findings and conclusions in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

PII: S0015-0282(08)00593-1

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.03.022

Fertility and Sterility
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