Things We Just Don’t Know About Making Babies
Fertility and Infertility News
Obie Editorial Team
As we become more comfortable using the internet, more and more of us go online for advice, including medical advice. Last March (2013), a group of researchers at the Yale University School of Medicine turned the tides of the online flow of information. They used the internet to find out what American women of reproductive age think they know about making babies. Seems there are many things we just don’t know.
Dr. Jessica Illuzzi was a part of the team making that online query. She’s an Obstetrician and Gynecologist at the University hospital. She and her colleagues recruited 1,000 women, aged 18 to 40 years, to share their thoughts on conception and fertility. The survey focused on attitudes, knowledge, and practices associated with reproduction. The women represented a racial, ethnic, and socio-economic cross-section of the United States population for the target demographic.
Some findings the research team reports in the medical journal, Fertility & Sterility, include:
The research team suggests any woman of reproductive age who has questions about her own reproductive health should discuss these concerns with a licensed healthcare professional first.
Source: Illuzzi, Jessica, MD, MS, et al. “Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding conception and fertility: a population-based survey among reproductive-age United States women (abstract).” Fertility and Sterility. Elsevier Inc. Jan 30, 2014. Web. Feb 4, 2014.