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Fertility awareness & knowledge
Systematic review found that despite reproductive-aged young adults desiring children, majority:1
• Lack information about age-related fertility decline & infertility risk factors • Have low-to-moderate fertility awareness
– Greater fertility awareness seen among women, more educated persons, people reporting difficulty conceiving, & those who planned their pregnancies
Men aged 18-50 (from online survey, Canada)2 • Have poor knowledge about male infertility
– 51% correctly identified male infertility-related risk factors & 45% health issues
• 58% wanted more information about male infertility & reproductive health
• Preferred cited information sources
– Medical professionals 66% – Online resources 58%
• Low awareness of highly effective contraception methods vs. condoms, pills, patch
• Failing knowledge scores for any contraception method other than condom
1Pedro et al. Upsala J Med Sciences. 2018. 2Daumler et al. Human Reproduction. 2016.
Young men (aged 18-29) & contraception
Aged 18-29 (Awareness)
Female sterilization 58 Male sterilization 88 Implant
IUD
Injection
OCPs 95 Patch 81 Ring 76 Condom 99 Female barrier 85 Natural family planning 53 Emergency contraception 88
Knowledge
37 65 69
“F” grade
“F” grade
“F” grade
“F” grade
“B-”grade
Borrero, et al. Contraception. 2013.
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