The level of awereness concerning infertility and application of in vitro method in population of parents-to-be

Abstract

Background. Infertility has become more and more common problem. Its prevalence grows along with the increasing speed of lifestyle and older average age of expectant parents. People representing the population of prospective parents are still not sufficiently well informed in terms of knowledge concerning issues of fertility. Very often, their recognition is based on stereotypes and it oscillates in the area established on social myths. The goal of the study is to diagnose the current state of knowledge and awareness of the problem concerning both infertility and in vitro fertilization. Material and methods. In order to carry out the study, the research method of diagnostic survey in the form of a questionnaire technique was applied. A survey questionnaire was used as a research tool. It included 29 questions concerning the problem of infertility as well as in vitro method. The research was carried out with the use of the website service. After arranging the collected material, qualitative and quantitative analyses were made in order to answer the research problems and to verify the authenticity of the hypotheses. The research covered 101 respondents of both sexes aged 18 to 40 years and representing a selected population of prospective parents. Results. Awareness of future parents is very high in respect of the connection between their own and lifestyle and fertility. Young people interpret the problem of infertility in terms of a holistic way and they emphasize the relationship between their psyche and the effectiveness of efforts to conceive the baby not only considering the problem from the biological point of view strictly. Conclusions. Especially among the population of prospective parents, there is still need to update and broaden their horizons in this subject. Knowledge should be presented in practical terms as a useful solution that will guarantee the ability to implement it in daily life if necessary. Increasing willingness to expand self-awareness, will result in the decline in the number of pairs facing the problem of infertility.