Knowledge, attitudes, and intentions toward fertility awareness and oocyte cryopreservation among obstetrics and gynecology resident physicians

Abstract

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Public support in the United States for elective oocyte cryopreservation

“…As OC gains more media attention, several studies have addressed the acceptance of elective OC among reproductive-age women (15)(16)(17) and among male and female health care workers (18,19). The present study aimed to survey both men and women in the general public to decipher attitudes toward elective OC and personal use of the technology in the future.…”

Let us talk about eggs! Professional resistance to elective egg vitrification and gendered medical paternalism

“…The majority of the 18 professionals considered the best age for undergoing cryopreservation to be under 35, and that the mean upper limit age "accepted for this procedure" was 39.9 years. A recent study employing online survey by Yu et al (2016) found that obstetrics and gynecology residents had misconceptions of age-related fertility decline and success rates of assisted reproduction. Part of them overestimated the ages where there is a slight and where there is a marked decline in fertility, and most of them overestimated the success rates of IVF.…”

Infertility‐related knowledge in childbearing‐age women with breast cancer after chemotherapy

“…Most considered it acceptable for medical indications or social reasons. Health-care providers have essential roles in addressing these topics (Yu, Peterson, Inhorn, Boehm, & Patrizio, 2016). Although a study showed 94% of oncologists agreed that fertility preservation should be discussed with the patient before their cancer treatment (Ghazeeri et al, 2016), the options for fertility preservation are not routinely discussed with the cancer patients and their partners.…”