Fertility preservation in Hong Kong Chinese society: awareness, knowledge and acceptance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fertility preservation for both medical and non-medical reasons are gaining increasing attention world-wide. This study aimed to evaluate the awareness, knowledge and acceptance on fertility preservation in Hong Kong Chinese.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study carried out between June 2016 to March 2017. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed by convenience sampling.

Results

Forty two percent of subjects returned the questionnaire (n = 296/697). Among them, only 54.3% were aware of any means of fertility preservation. Tertiary educated individuals are more aware than less educated individuals (73.6% versus 46.6%, p < 0.001). The most commonly known method is oocyte cryopreservation (94.3%). Most of the respondents (80%) were interested to k

SUBMITTER: Yeung SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7189503 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature