Volume 35 - Article 39 | Pages 1149–1168
Infertility and fertility intentions, desires, and outcomes among US women
By Karina Shreffler, Stacy Tiemeyer, Cassandra Dorius, Tiffany Spierling, Arthur Greil, Julia McQuillan
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