Perceptions of women's infertility: what do physicians see?

Ceballo, Rosario; Abbey, Antonia; Schooler, Deborah

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.11.019

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“…A provided undesirable defect in any of these participants may inhibit the function, which consequently leads to infertility. 2,4 Even though scrutinizing studies about all macroand microprocesses in fertility are yet being held, and the system is trying to be untangled, the pathophysiology of infertility remains an appealing subject to research, which encircles the known sieged by unknown.…”

Section: Fertilization and Pathophysiology Of Infertilitymentioning

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Matricellular Proteins and Related ADAMTS Genes in Infertility

Kalem¹,

Kalem²,

Eser³

et al. 2017

Turkiye Klinikleri J Gynecol Obst

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Section: Fertilization and Pathophysiology Of Infertilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Matricellular Proteins and Related ADAMTS Genes in Infertility

Kalem¹,

Kalem²,

Eser³

et al. 2017

Turkiye Klinikleri J Gynecol Obst

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“…Only half of 205 surveyed American physicians (general practitioners, internists, gynecologists) associated infertility with women aged 35 and older [22]. The majority of physicians supposed European Americans with high income to be at the highest risk for infertility (85%).…”

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What Do You Know about Reproductive Medicine? – Results of a German Representative Survey

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ObjectiveThe use of reproductive medical treatments has become increasingly routine in recent years. This paper reports on a study of how different aspects of modern reproductive medicine are perceived by the German population.DesignFindings from a nationally representative sample of 2110 men and women aged 18 to 50 are presented. Participants responded to a questionnaire seeking self-report information about attitudes and knowledge regarding different aspects of reproductive medicine.ResultsThe majority of respondents had already heard or read something about reproductive medicine; knowledge gaps were prevalent in men and individuals with lower levels of education. The decrease in female fertility usually was underestimated, whereas both the number of involuntarily childless couples and the success rate of reproductive medical treatment were overestimated. One-third of participants would make use of reproductive medicine to have their own child.ConclusionThis study revealed inadequacies in the knowledge of the German general population regarding reproductive medicine. Despite the low interest and poor knowledge of the topic, a broad acceptance of reproductive medical methods was reported. The results illustrate the need for adequate information transfer regarding female fertility as well as success rate and risks of reproductive medical interventions.

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“…This may illustrate differences in physician attitude toward infertility among various ethnic groups. Medical providers may not take infertility in African-American women as earnestly, as it is sometimes perceived by medical providers as an issue mainly affecting Caucasian women (22). As such, providers may not perform a thorough work-up, inadvertently encouraging erroneous perceptions of infertility in their African-American patients.…”

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Association of ethnicity with involuntary childlessness and perceived reasons for infertility: baseline data from the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN)

Karmon

Hailpern

Neal‐Perry

et al. 2011

Fertility and Sterility

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Objective To evaluate whether ethnicity is associated with involuntary childlessness and perceived reasons for difficulties in becoming pregnant . Design Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a longitudinal cohort Setting Multiethnic, community-based observational study of US women Patient(s) 3149 midlife women, aged 42-52 Main Outcome Measure(s) Involuntary childlessness and perceived etiology of infertility Result(s) One hundred and thirty-three subjects (4.2%) were involuntarily childless, defined by a reported history of infertility and nulliparity. Ethnicity was significantly associated with self-reported involuntary childlessness. After controlling for economic and other risk factors, African-American (OR 0.30; 95% CI 0.15 – 0.59) and Chinese women (OR 0.36; 95% CI 0.14 – 0.90) were less likely to suffer from involuntary childlessness as compared to non-Hispanic Caucasian women. Additionally, 302 subjects reported a perceived etiology of infertility. An unexpectedly large proportion of these women (24.5%, 74 out of 302) reported etiologies not known to cause infertility (i.e. tipped uterus, ligaments for tubes were stretched), with African-American women having been most likely to report these etiologies (OR 2.81; 95% CI 1.26 – 6.28) as the reason for not becoming pregnant. Conclusion(s) Ethnicity is significantly associated with involuntary childlessness and perceived etiology of infertility. Misattribution of causes of infertility is common and merits further consideration with respect to language or cultural barriers as well as possible physician misattribution.

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Perceptions of women's infertility: what do physicians see?

Cited by 15 publications

References 36 publications

Matricellular Proteins and Related ADAMTS Genes in Infertility

Matricellular Proteins and Related ADAMTS Genes in Infertility

What Do You Know about Reproductive Medicine? – Results of a German Representative Survey

Association of ethnicity with involuntary childlessness and perceived reasons for infertility: baseline data from the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN)

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