Realizing a desired family size: when should couples start?

Realizing a desired family size: when should couples start?

STUDY QUESTION Until what age can couples wait to start a family without compromising their chances of realizing the desired number of children? SUMMARY ANSWER The latest female age at which a couple should start trying to become pregnant strongly depends on the importance attached to achieving a desired family size and on whether or not IVF is an acceptable option in case no natural pregnanc...

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Correlates of the desired family size among Indian communities.

The People of India database of the Anthropological Survey of India documents 631 cultural, ecological, and economic traits of the 4635 communities to which the entire Indian population is assigned. Focusing on 1342 communities of South India, we looked for correlates of low (1 or 2 children) and high (4 or more children) desired family size (DFS) reported as the norm for any given community by...

[When should we start phototherapy in preterm newborn infants?].

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When should we start randomized trials for new devices?

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the publication of Gruentzig’s landmark work in development of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) (1). In the 20 years since its inception, angioplasty has evolved from a crude, often unsuccessful, often dangerous intervention to a mainstay in the treatment of symptomatic coronary artery disease (2). As an early observer and investigato...