Fertility, Family Planning, and Women's Health

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The Question:

What proportion of married couples have fertility problems?

According to data from a 1995 National Center for Health Statistics survey called "Fertility, Family Planning, and Women's Health," approximately 2.1 million married couples—or about 7.1 percent—were infertile in 1995, compared with 2.3 million in 1988 and 2.4 million in 1982.

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