Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the perception of planned oocyte cryopreservation in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on attitudes toward planned oocyte cryopreservation (OC).

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Internet-based survey questionnaire distributed nationally.

Patients

One thousand women aged 21-45 years, stratified by age ≤35 or >35 years.

Interventions

None.

Main outcome measures

Change in the likelihood of considering OC because of the pandemic.

Results

Of the participants who reported that the pandemic altered their likelihood of considering OC (15.2%, n = 152), 52.6% (n = 80) reported an increased and 47.3% (n = 72) reported a decreased likelihood of considering OC. Vaccination status did not affect the likelihood of considering OC. In multivariable analysis, history of COVID-19 infe

SUBMITTER: Huttler A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9065715 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature