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Social and environmental factors as criteria for success in artificial insemination by donor (AID)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

R. S. Ledward ,
E. M. Symonds  and
S. Eynon
R. S. Ledward
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham
E. M. Symonds
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham
S. Eynon
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham
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Summary

This study analyses the first 366 couples attending the AID Clinic at Nottingham and outlines those social factors which appear to have some bearing on the success of AID treatment. Residence close to the clinic, social class and the employment of the wife all appear to affect success rates.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , July 1982 , pp. 263 - 275
Copyright
Copyright © 1982, Cambridge University Press

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