Friday, April 18 / 12:30 PM - 2:20 PM   •   Napoleon A1

Session 112:
Voluntary and Involuntary Childlessness: Gender Issues

Chair: Deladem Kusi-Appouh, Cornell University
Discussant: Daniel Smith, Brown University

  1. The Problem of Infertility in High Fertility Populations: Meanings, Consequences and Coping Mechanisms in Two Nigerian CommunitiesMarida Hollos, Brown University ; Ulla M Larsen, University of Maryland ; Oka Obono, University of Ibadan ; Bruce Whitehouse, Brown University

  2. Partnered Decisions: Seeking Help in the Case of InfertilityKatherine M Johnson, Pennsylvania State University ; David Johnson, Pennsylvania State University

  3. Fertility Difficulties : A Widespread Feeling, Especially among Women. Results from the French Generations and Gender SurveyMagali Mazuy, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) ; Elise de La Rochebrochard, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)

  4. Characteristics of Voluntarily Childless MenWarren Waren, Texas A&M University

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