Awareness, intentions and attitudes towards planned oocyte cryopreservation among female medical staff

What are the awareness, intentions and attitudes of female medical staff towards planned oocyte cryopreservation? 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. A tot...

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Published in:Reproductive biomedicine online 2022-06, Vol.44 (6), p.1169-1176
Main Authors: Kim, Su Mi, Choi, Jin Young, Rhee, Myeong Reun, Hong, Seung Hwa, Ji, Il Woon, Jeong, Eun-Hwan, Lee, Jung Ryeol
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude
Attitudes
Awareness
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cryopreservation
Female
Fertility Preservation - methods
Humans
Intention
Intentions
Medical Staff
Oocytes
Planned oocyte cryopreservation
Survey
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Summary:What are the awareness, intentions and attitudes of female medical staff towards planned oocyte cryopreservation? 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. 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 
ISSN:1472-6483
1472-6491
DOI:10.1016/j.rbmo.2022.01.002