Awareness, intentions and attitudes towards planned oocyte cryopreservation among female medical staff.
Reprod Biomed Online
; 44(6): 1169-1176, 2022 06.
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ABSTRACT
RESEARCH QUESTION What are the awareness, intentions and attitudes of female medical staff towards planned oocyte cryopreservation? DESIGN:
A cross-sectional survey was conducted during June 2019 among 171 female medical staff at a single tertiary hospital. The self-administered questionnaire consisted of 39 questions.RESULTS:
A total of 151 responses (88%) were received from 13 doctors and 138 nurses. The mean age of the respondents was 26.4 years. Fewer than half of the women (47.7%) answered correctly on the age at which female fertility markedly declines. The study demonstrated that 28.5% of respondents considered themselves as 'potential freezers' while 30.5% would not consider the procedure. Potential freezers (58.1% versus 21.7%, P < 0.001) and older age participants (44.2% versus 28.4, Pâ¯=â¯0.014) were more interested in consulting about fertility preservation during an obstetrician/gynaecologist (OB/GYN) visit. If respondents were to consider oocyte cryopreservation, they thought that lack of information would be a major obstacle to accepting the procedure (57.6%). Of the respondents, 85.3% believed that oocyte cryopreservation is a woman's right. A strong majority of respondents (96.0%) agreed or were neutral on the statement that all women have the right to receive education on fertility preservation during OB/GYN visits, but none had ever received medical education about fertility preservation, reflecting lack of access to fertility preservation care.CONCLUSIONS:
This study indicated that there was widespread awareness about planned oocyte cryopreservation among female medical staff. The majority of participants considered planned oocyte cryopreservation as a woman's right. There appears to be a critical need for proper education about fertility preservation.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Intenção
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Preservação da Fertilidade
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Reprod Biomed Online
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA REPRODUTIVA
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article