Infertility problems in the context of reproductive ageing
Authors:
Anna Šťastná 1,2; Adéla Volejníková 2
Authors‘ workplace:
Výzkumný ústav práce a sociálních věcí, v. v. i.
1; Katedra demografie a geodemografie PřF UK
2
Published in:
Čas. Lék. čes. 2023; 162: 321-329
Category:
Original Article
Overview
The article evaluates the prevalence of infertility problems in the Czech population, identifies methods used by individuals or couples attempting to achieve pregnancy and evaluates in more detail the use of assisted reproduction technology (ART) in contemporary Czech society.
The results show that 27% of women and men in their forties declare they have experienced a time when they were trying to get pregnant but did not conceive within at least 12 months. In the general population of reproductive age, one in five declares experience with methods helping to get pregnant. Methods that do not require a doctor's visit are the most frequently used (one in ten declare monitoring ovulation), and 5% of the general population have experience of ART. Among those who have experienced some period of infertility, the experience of methods to assist conception is significantly higher (3/4 of men and 2/3 of women), and the use of medically assisted reproduction is also higher (a quarter have experience of taking medication and a quarter of assisted reproduction).
Keywords:
infertility, infertility treatment, IVF, assisted reproduction technology
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