Résumé Cet article présente un aperçu des recherches dans le domaine de la fécondité
réalisées dans les sociétés dites avancées, c'est-à-dire les sociétés dans lesquelles le …

The consequences of advancing maternal and paternal age are not only relevant for the risk
of natural and assisted conception, but also for the outcome of pregnancy. Although the …

Abstract STUDY QUESTION How are ART and IUI regulated, funded and registered in
European countries? SUMMARY ANSWER Of the 43 countries performing ART and IUI in …

Involuntary childlessness, or infertility, is a condition that affects a sizeable number of
couples around the world (Mascarenhas et al. 2012). Assisted reproductive technologies …

Does gender equality matter for fertility? Demographic findings on this issue are rather
inconclusive. We argue that one reason for this is that the complexity of the concept of …

After decades of fertility postponement, we investigate recent changes in late parenthood
across low‐fertility countries in the light of observations from the past. We use long series of …

STUDY QUESTION Is it possible to construct an age curve denoting the ages above which
women are biologically too old to reproduce? SUMMARY ANSWER We constructed a curve …

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 …

BACKGROUND The vast majority of demographic studies have approached and
operationalised the notion of economic uncertainty using snapshot indicators. Hence, the …

STUDY QUESTION What proportion of people want to have a second or third child after the
enactment of the three-child policy in China? SUMMARY ANSWER Under the three-child …