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INFERTILITY AWARENESS AMONG UK UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Authored by Harriet Ribbons

The average age of a Mother in 2013 was found to be 30 years older than in 2012. The average family size in 2013 was 1.85 children, lower than in 2012. The factors which are seen to influence the number of births, average age of Mothers and the number of children are timing of child bearing, completion of family size, finance, housing, welfare and employment uncertainty. Statistics show that individuals are delaying child bearing and University Students are seen to delay child bearing further. This is the first study of this kind in the UK and will assess attitudes among UK students. In this study we have 181 randomly selected University Students completed a 20 question fertility questionnaire. 96.1% of students agreed that smoking is bad for female fertility. 90.6% of students correctly answered that a raised Body Mass Index (BMI) can affect fertility. 72.4% of students correctly identified chlamydia as a cause of infertility. This study showed that UK students have a good awareness of adverse factors that affect their fertility. However, their awareness needs to improve regarding when to seek help for subfertility and also what resources are available for NHS funding.





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