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Medical Evaluation and Treatment of the Infertile Couple

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Technology and Infertility

Abstract

The desire to reproduce is an intensely motivating human force. It is through children that we have continuity with the past and future; in this respect, children are our immortality. Couples may also experience strong religious, cultural, and societal pressures to conceive. It is therefore understandable that when people experience difficulty conceiving, most perceive their infertility as a major life crisis.

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Seibel, M.M. (1993). Medical Evaluation and Treatment of the Infertile Couple. In: Seibel, M.M., Bernstein, J. (eds) Technology and Infertility. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9205-7_2

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