Impact of childlessness on life and attitudes towards continuation of medically assisted reproduction and/or adoption
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Impact of childlessness on life and attitudes towards continuation of medically assisted reproduction and/or adoption. / Petersen, Gitte L; Blenstrup, Lene T; Peterson, Brennan D; Knudsen, Lisbeth B.; Schmidt, Lone.
In: Human Fertility, Vol. 18, No. 2, 06.2015, p. 121-127.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Impact of childlessness on life and attitudes towards continuation of medically assisted reproduction and/or adoption
AU - Petersen, Gitte L
AU - Blenstrup, Lene T
AU - Peterson, Brennan D
AU - Knudsen, Lisbeth B.
AU - Schmidt, Lone
PY - 2015/6
Y1 - 2015/6
N2 - Infertility and fertility treatment have the potential to impact and disrupt a couple's overall life. In order to study the associations between the impact of childlessness on one's life, and men and women's attitudes towards fertility treatment continuation and/or adoption, we analysed data from a one-year follow-up questionnaire in a prospective, longitudinal cohort study of consecutive couples initiating fertility treatment in Denmark. The study comprised 302 couples with no children at baseline and no joint children at one-year follow-up. In total, 71.9% of women and 72.5% of men reported that they wished to continue fertility treatment, while 20.2% of women and 19.2% of men reported that they wished to pursue adoption. The attitudes of nearly 8 in 10 couples were congruent towards further fertility treatments, while nearly 7 in 10 couples were congruent in their attitudes to pursuing adoption. Significantly more men who reported a lower impact of childlessness on their daily life wished to continue fertility treatment, compared with those reporting that childlessness had a greater impact on their life. Among women, significantly more were undecided about whether or not to pursue adoption when reporting a greater impact of childlessness on social life, compared with those reporting a lower impact of their childlessness.
AB - Infertility and fertility treatment have the potential to impact and disrupt a couple's overall life. In order to study the associations between the impact of childlessness on one's life, and men and women's attitudes towards fertility treatment continuation and/or adoption, we analysed data from a one-year follow-up questionnaire in a prospective, longitudinal cohort study of consecutive couples initiating fertility treatment in Denmark. The study comprised 302 couples with no children at baseline and no joint children at one-year follow-up. In total, 71.9% of women and 72.5% of men reported that they wished to continue fertility treatment, while 20.2% of women and 19.2% of men reported that they wished to pursue adoption. The attitudes of nearly 8 in 10 couples were congruent towards further fertility treatments, while nearly 7 in 10 couples were congruent in their attitudes to pursuing adoption. Significantly more men who reported a lower impact of childlessness on their daily life wished to continue fertility treatment, compared with those reporting that childlessness had a greater impact on their life. Among women, significantly more were undecided about whether or not to pursue adoption when reporting a greater impact of childlessness on social life, compared with those reporting a lower impact of their childlessness.
U2 - 10.3109/14647273.2015.1006691
DO - 10.3109/14647273.2015.1006691
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 25687407
VL - 18
SP - 121
EP - 127
JO - Human Fertility
JF - Human Fertility
SN - 1464-7273
IS - 2
ER -
ID: 142463570