title: Sterility and fecundability estimation.
abstract: The percentage of steriles and the fecundability of non-steriles among a given population can be estimated by a probabilistic model from observations made on delays to first conception. The maximum likelihood method of estimation that was used takes into account all available information, though some of these observations may be incomplete due to a variable follow-up amongst the couples. The model is illustrated with data provided by a prospective study.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D011247:Pregnancy; D011336:Probability; D011446:Prospective Studies