Open AccessAssessment of environmental knowledge and needs among assisted reproductive technology professionals
Author(s) -
Annick Delvigne,
Jean Vandromme
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1573-7330
pISSN - 1058-0468
DOI - 10.1007/s10815-020-01888-2
Subject(s) - health professionals , reproductive medicine , sociology of scientific knowledge , psychology , assisted reproductive technology , medical education , environmental medicine , medicine , environmental health , health care , nursing , family medicine , public health , sociology , pregnancy , political science , social science , infertility , biology , law , genetics
Exposure to environmental contaminants is to be taken into account in preventive healthcare in general and particularly in the field of reproduction according to the increasing amount of evidence data being published. The aim of this study is to evaluate the practices and interest in and basic knowledge of environmental health, by the professionals of the ART process: doctor, embryologist, and nurses.