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Article Sources
NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.
Sources Used in Current Review
(© 2007 November). Evaluating Infertility. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.acog.org/publications/patient_education/bp136.cfm through http://www.acog.org. Accessed August 2009.
(© 2007 November). Treating Infertility. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.acog.org/publications/patient_education/bp137.cfm through http://www.acog.org. Accessed August 2009.
Puscheck, E. and Woodard, T. (Updated 2009 May 5) Infertility. eMedicine [On-line information]. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/274143-overview through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed August 2009.
Rubenstein, J. and Brannigan, R. (Updated 2008 March 26) Infertility, Male. eMedicine [On-line information]. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/436829-overview through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed August 2009.
(Updated 2009 July 1). Infertility, Frequently Asked Questions. National Women's Health Information Service, womenshealth.gov [On-line information]. Available online at http://womenshealth.gov/faq/infertility.cfm through http://womenshealth.gov. Accessed August 2009.
Mayo Clinic Staff (2009 June 27). Infertility. MayoClinic.com [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/infertility/DS00310/METHOD=print through http://www.mayoclinic.com. Accessed August 2009.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Key Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth: Infertility. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/abc_list_i.htm#infertility through http://www.cdc.gov. Accessed August 2009.
Sources Used in Previous Reviews
American Medical Association Complete Guide to Women's Health. Slupik, RI, editor. New York: Random House, Inc., 1996; Pp. 379-380.
"Andrology Laboratory and Fertility Assessment" (chapter 20), in Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods, 20th ed. Sarkar S and Henry JB (JB Henry, editor). Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 2000; Pp. 425-431.
Dr. Richard Marrs' Fertility Book. Marrs R, Friedman Bloch L, Kirtland Silverman K. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., 1997; Pp. 43, 98-100, 103, 106, 109.
"Getting Started, or How Do I Know If I Have An Infertility Problem?" Available online at http://www.resolve.org/started.htm through http://www.resolve.org. Accessed November 27, 2001.
Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide. Komaroff AL. New York: Simon & Schuster; 1999; Pp. 908-909.
"Infertility" (section 245), in The Merck Manual, 17th ed. Merck Research Laboratories. Whitehouse Statton, NJ: Merck & Co. 1999; Pp.1991-1995.
Natural Solutions to Infertility. Glenville M. New York: M Evans and Company, Inc., 2000; Pp 18-24, 136-144, 186-190.
Resolving Infertility. Clapp DN and Hollister MR, editors. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 1999; Pp. 63-155, 261, 353-356.
Six Steps to Increased Fertility. Barbieri RL, Domar AD, Loughlin KR. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000; Pp. 124, 173-201.
Medical/technical advisor: Anthony Kurec, MS, DLM(ASCP), Administrator, University Pathologists Laboratories, LLP, SUNY Upstate Medical University.
