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What do you know about reproductive medicine?--results of a German representative survey
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 12, p e50113 (2012), PLoS ONE
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012.
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Abstract
- Objective The 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. Design Findings 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. Results The 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. Conclusion This 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.
- Subjects :
- Male
Epidemiology
Psychological intervention
lcsh:Medicine
Social and Behavioral Sciences
German
Sociology
Germany
Surveys and Questionnaires
Termination of Pregnancy
lcsh:Science
media_common
education.field_of_study
Multidisciplinary
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Middle Aged
Knowledge
language
Medicine
Female
Research Article
Infertility
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Clinical Research Design
media_common.quotation_subject
Total fertility rate
Urology
Population
Reproductive medicine
Fertility
Young Adult
medicine
Humans
education
Gynecology
Survey Research
business.industry
lcsh:R
medicine.disease
Female Subfertility
language.human_language
Educational attainment
Social Epidemiology
Reproductive Medicine
Family medicine
Women's Health
lcsh:Q
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8d8d0f8bb434cf3e7fea31db13f4e0ca