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Awareness and perceptions of Filipino obstetrician-gynecologists on fertility preservation: a cross-sectional survey
BACKGROUND: The demand for fertility preservation has increased substantially over the past decade as more women wish to delay childbearing and with improved survival outcomes of various medical conditions. This study evaluated the awareness and perceptions of Filipino obstetrician-gynecologists on...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10214684/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37231501 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12905-023-02436-7 |
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author | de Guzman, Glaiza S. Manalo, Eileen M. Banal-Silao, Maria Jesusa B. |
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description | BACKGROUND: The demand for fertility preservation has increased substantially over the past decade as more women wish to delay childbearing and with improved survival outcomes of various medical conditions. This study evaluated the awareness and perceptions of Filipino obstetrician-gynecologists on fertility preservation. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among diplomates and fellows of the Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society from September to December 2021. A self-administered questionnaire with 24 items was distributed online. Univariate descriptive statistics were reported as means for continuous variables and frequencies with percentage for categorical variables. Differences in responses were tested using the chi-square test. RESULTS: A total of 215 respondents completed the survey. Majority of the respondents were female, general obstetrician-gynecologists practicing in the National Capital Region. There was an overall positive perception of fertility preservation, with 98.60% agreeing that discussions about childbearing intentions should be initiated. Most participants (98.60%) were aware of fertility preservation but had varying levels of awareness of the different techniques. Fifty-nine percent of the respondents were unaware of regulations on fertility preservation. Setting up dedicated centers for fertility preservation and offering it as a public service were viewed as necessary by the respondents. CONCLUSIONS: This study underscored the need to increase awareness of fertility preservation techniques among Filipino obstetrician-gynecologists. Meeting the need for comprehensive guidelines and centers is essential to promote fertility preservation in the country. Efficient referral systems and multidisciplinary approaches should be established for holistic care. |
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spelling | pubmed-102146842023-05-27 Awareness and perceptions of Filipino obstetrician-gynecologists on fertility preservation: a cross-sectional survey de Guzman, Glaiza S. Manalo, Eileen M. Banal-Silao, Maria Jesusa B. BMC Womens Health Research BACKGROUND: The demand for fertility preservation has increased substantially over the past decade as more women wish to delay childbearing and with improved survival outcomes of various medical conditions. This study evaluated the awareness and perceptions of Filipino obstetrician-gynecologists on fertility preservation. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among diplomates and fellows of the Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society from September to December 2021. A self-administered questionnaire with 24 items was distributed online. Univariate descriptive statistics were reported as means for continuous variables and frequencies with percentage for categorical variables. Differences in responses were tested using the chi-square test. RESULTS: A total of 215 respondents completed the survey. Majority of the respondents were female, general obstetrician-gynecologists practicing in the National Capital Region. There was an overall positive perception of fertility preservation, with 98.60% agreeing that discussions about childbearing intentions should be initiated. Most participants (98.60%) were aware of fertility preservation but had varying levels of awareness of the different techniques. Fifty-nine percent of the respondents were unaware of regulations on fertility preservation. Setting up dedicated centers for fertility preservation and offering it as a public service were viewed as necessary by the respondents. CONCLUSIONS: This study underscored the need to increase awareness of fertility preservation techniques among Filipino obstetrician-gynecologists. Meeting the need for comprehensive guidelines and centers is essential to promote fertility preservation in the country. Efficient referral systems and multidisciplinary approaches should be established for holistic care. BioMed Central 2023-05-25 /pmc/articles/PMC10214684/ /pubmed/37231501 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12905-023-02436-7 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) ) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. |
spellingShingle | Research de Guzman, Glaiza S. Manalo, Eileen M. Banal-Silao, Maria Jesusa B. Awareness and perceptions of Filipino obstetrician-gynecologists on fertility preservation: a cross-sectional survey |
title | Awareness and perceptions of Filipino obstetrician-gynecologists on fertility preservation: a cross-sectional survey |
title_full | Awareness and perceptions of Filipino obstetrician-gynecologists on fertility preservation: a cross-sectional survey |
title_fullStr | Awareness and perceptions of Filipino obstetrician-gynecologists on fertility preservation: a cross-sectional survey |
title_full_unstemmed | Awareness and perceptions of Filipino obstetrician-gynecologists on fertility preservation: a cross-sectional survey |
title_short | Awareness and perceptions of Filipino obstetrician-gynecologists on fertility preservation: a cross-sectional survey |
title_sort | awareness and perceptions of filipino obstetrician-gynecologists on fertility preservation: a cross-sectional survey |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10214684/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37231501 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12905-023-02436-7 |
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