J Olsen1, M Küppers-Chinnow, A Spinelli. 1. Danish Epidemiology Science Centre, Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Aarhus, Denmark.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To study care-seeking behavior for infertility treatment in different European countries. DESIGN: Multicenter surveys of randomly selected women in the child bearing age. SETTING: Five countries participated in the study: Denmark, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Spain. Data were collected from 1991 to 1993 as part of a concerted action. PATIENTS: Population-based samples of women 25 to 44 years of age. The sample sizes ranged from 442 women in Poland to 2,729 in Italy. Participation rates ranged from 54% in Germany to 87% in Denmark. Data were collected by means of a highly structured questionnaire used at a face-to-face interview. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Waiting time to pregnancy, time, and type of treatment for infertility. RESULTS: Less than half of the infertile couples seek medical help in most European countries. The lowest proportion seeking help was found in Poland and the highest in Denmark. CONCLUSION: The increasing demand for infertility treatment is expected to continue, because the potential unmet need is outspoken in most European countries.
OBJECTIVE: To study care-seeking behavior for infertility treatment in different European countries. DESIGN: Multicenter surveys of randomly selected women in the child bearing age. SETTING: Five countries participated in the study: Denmark, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Spain. Data were collected from 1991 to 1993 as part of a concerted action. PATIENTS: Population-based samples of women 25 to 44 years of age. The sample sizes ranged from 442 women in Poland to 2,729 in Italy. Participation rates ranged from 54% in Germany to 87% in Denmark. Data were collected by means of a highly structured questionnaire used at a face-to-face interview. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Waiting time to pregnancy, time, and type of treatment for infertility. RESULTS: Less than half of the infertile couples seek medical help in most European countries. The lowest proportion seeking help was found in Poland and the highest in Denmark. CONCLUSION: The increasing demand for infertility treatment is expected to continue, because the potential unmet need is outspoken in most European countries.
Authors: Audrey J Gaskins; Yu-Han Chiu; Paige L Williams; Jennifer B Ford; Thomas L Toth; Russ Hauser; Jorge E Chavarro Journal: Am J Clin Nutr Date: 2015-09-09 Impact factor: 7.045
Authors: T K Jensen; N H Hjollund; T B Henriksen; T Scheike; H Kolstad; A Giwercman; E Ernst; J P Bonde; N E Skakkebaek; J Olsen Journal: BMJ Date: 1998-08-22