Infertility treatment in women aged over 40 years
Joyce Burrage Subfertility Nurse Specialist, Falkirk Royal Infirmary
The question whether women over 40 years should be accepted for fertility treatment poses ethical and moral dilemmas for doctors, nurses and midwives. This article examines the issues involved in infertility management and care of older women.
Nursing Standard.
13, 5, 43-45.
doi: 10.7748/ns1998.10.13.5.43.c2544
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