BACKGROUND: Many women seeking assisted reproductive technology for their first planned pregnancy may be unaware of the impact of age on fertility. METHOD: An anonymous mailed survey to women aged over 35 years with no previous planned pregnancies, registered with Monash IVF between January 2002 and May 2003. RESULTS: One hundred and fifty-two out of 266 surveys were completed (57%). The most common reported reasons for delaying pregnancies were: not having a partner (50%), wanting financial security (32%) and a career (19%) before having a family, only recently becoming interested in having children (26%), and being unaware of the impact of age on fertility (18%). DISCUSSION: Some reported reasons for delaying childbearing were beyond personal control. Lack of awareness of the impact of age on fertility may have contributed to the delay in a proportion of the women surveyed.
BACKGROUND: Many women seeking assisted reproductive technology for their first planned pregnancy may be unaware of the impact of age on fertility. METHOD: An anonymous mailed survey to women aged over 35 years with no previous planned pregnancies, registered with Monash IVF between January 2002 and May 2003. RESULTS: One hundred and fifty-two out of 266 surveys were completed (57%). The most common reported reasons for delaying pregnancies were: not having a partner (50%), wanting financial security (32%) and a career (19%) before having a family, only recently becoming interested in having children (26%), and being unaware of the impact of age on fertility (18%). DISCUSSION: Some reported reasons for delaying childbearing were beyond personal control. Lack of awareness of the impact of age on fertility may have contributed to the delay in a proportion of the women surveyed.
Authors: Erum Azhar; David B Seifer; Katherine Melzer; Ahmed Ahmed; Jeremy Weedon; Howard Minkoff Journal: J Assist Reprod Genet Date: 2015-01-18 Impact factor: 3.412
Authors: Rani Fritz; Susan Klugman; Harry Lieman; Jay Schulkin; Laura Taouk; Neko Castleberry; Erkan Buyuk Journal: J Assist Reprod Genet Date: 2018-08-02 Impact factor: 3.412