Open AccessYoung women's perceptions of fertility‐related information and fertility distress before surgery for ovarian cysts
Author(s) -
Lind Tekla,
Lampic Claudia,
Hammarström Margareta,
RodriguezWallberg Kenny
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.1111/aogs.12228
Subject(s) - fertility , medicine , logistic regression , gynecology , worry , odds , demography , reproductive medicine , odds ratio , obstetrics , population , pregnancy , anxiety , psychiatry , sociology , biology , genetics , environmental health
Objective To investigate young women's reproductive desire and perceptions of fertility‐related information when scheduled for ovarian cyst surgery with a possible impact on fertility. Design Cross‐sectional study. Setting University Hospital. Population Women of reproductive age ( n = 106, mean age 32.3 years, range 18–44 years) with a diagnosis of ovarian cyst and scheduled ovarian cyst surgery between March 2011 and September 2012 were included. Methods The women answered a questionnaire after the presurgery consultation with the gynecologist. The questionnaire included study‐specific measures of reproductive desire, perception of fertility‐related information received, worry about future fertility and sociodemographic characteristics. Main outcome measure Reproductive desire and recalled information on the impact of surgery on fertility. Results A high proportion of the women (72%) reported a desire for having children in the future and more than half of them (58%) recalled receiving information about the impact of surgery on fertility. In a multivariable logistic regression model adjusted for parity, education and age, a desire to have children increased the likelihood of recalling having received fertility‐related information (odds ratio 3.2, 95% CI 1.1–9.2). Conclusions Almost half of women with reproductive desire had ovarian surgery without recalling a discussion of fertility issues. Development of written information or interactive information might improve women's perception of fertility‐related information.