TY - JOUR
T1 - Does Caesarean section cause infertility?
AU - Porter, Maureen Anne
AU - Bhattacharya, Siladitya
AU - Van Teijlingen, Edwin Roland
AU - Templeton, Alexander Allan
PY - 2003/10
Y1 - 2003/10
N2 - The global rise in the rate of Caesarean sections (CS) during the last 20 years has coincided with an increase in the number of couples seeking help for infertility. There have been attempts to examine the link between these two conditions, and available data confirm an association between CS and infertility. The relationship is complex, however, involving more than a simple patho‐physiological association. There may be a voluntary component to the causal relationship between CS and infertility, which is best explored using qualitative methods. We argue that CS does cause infertility, but the mechanism could be social/psychological rather than pathological.
AB - The global rise in the rate of Caesarean sections (CS) during the last 20 years has coincided with an increase in the number of couples seeking help for infertility. There have been attempts to examine the link between these two conditions, and available data confirm an association between CS and infertility. The relationship is complex, however, involving more than a simple patho‐physiological association. There may be a voluntary component to the causal relationship between CS and infertility, which is best explored using qualitative methods. We argue that CS does cause infertility, but the mechanism could be social/psychological rather than pathological.
U2 - 10.1093/humrep/deg402
DO - 10.1093/humrep/deg402
M3 - Article
SN - 0268-1161
VL - 18
SP - 1983
EP - 1986
JO - Human Reproduction
JF - Human Reproduction
IS - 10
ER -