BACKGROUND: Postponing childbirth is becoming increasingly common in Western countries, especially among groups with higher education qualifications. It relatively unknown to what extent women and men are aware of the age-related decline female fertility. The aim was investigate university students’ intentions attitudes future parenthood their awareness regarding METHODS: Postal survey a randomly selected sample 222 (74% response) 179 male (60% students. RESULTS: Female students Sweden have...

In the USA, postponement of childbearing reflects contemporary social norms delaying marriage, pursing educational goals and securing economic stability prior to attempting conception. Although university students are more likely delay childbearing, it is unclear what extent they aware age-related fertility decline. The current study first its kind assess awareness parenting attitudes American undergraduate students. Two-hundred forty-six randomly selected (138 females 108 males) completed...

Purpose The aim was to investigate male and female cancer survivors' perception of fertility-related information use fertility preservation (FP) in connection with treatment during reproductive age. Methods study sample consisted survivors diagnosed from 2003 2007 identified population-based registers Sweden. Inclusion criteria included who were age 18 45 years at diagnosis had lymphoma, acute leukemia, testicular cancer, ovarian or breast treated chemotherapy. Of 810 eligible participants,...

Abstract Objective A dearth of studies focusing on young women (<40 years) with breast cancer have hampered the understanding type, prevalence, and predictors sexual dysfunction reproductive concerns in this population. Methods Data were collected from 181 (response rate = 60%) diagnosed approximately 2 years previously (age 21‐39) using Swedish National Quality Registry for Breast Cancer a survey including standardized measures dysfunction, concerns, body image, health‐related quality...

What do adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood cancer think about the risk being infertile?The potential infertility, as well experience having had cancer, affects well-being, intimate relationships desire to have children in future.Many want worry possible infertility.For this qualitative study with a cross-sectional design, data were collected through 39 online focus group discussions during 2013.Cancer previously treated for selected diagnoses identified from The Swedish...

The aim was to investigate desire for children, difficulties achieving a pregnancy, and infertility distress among survivors 3 7 years after cancer treatment in reproductive age. Cancer were identified national population-based registries. Eligible subjects presented with selected diagnoses between 2003 2007 the ages of 18 45. A postal questionnaire including study-specific questions, Short-Form 36 Health Survey Fertility Problem Inventory, sent 810 survivors, 484 participated (60 %...

Objectives As highly educated women tend to postpone childbearing, the purpose was explore female university students' attitudes future motherhood and their understanding about fertility.Methods Female students (n = 300), visiting a Student Health Centre in Sweden, answered questionnaire with mainly multiple choice questions verbal rating scales.Results The wanted have two three children at age of 29 for first birth 35 last. Only 2.7% did not plan any children. Six out 10 would consider...

The aim was to investigate HRQoL and psychosocial function among patients with carcinoid tumours, longitudinally prospectively, compare tumours that of the Swedish general population. also prevalence distress during first year after diagnosis.At four assessments diagnosis, measured by EORTC QLQ-C30 3.0, anxiety depression HADS, prevalence, worst aspects an interview guide. ANOVA performed in order study changes over time regard HRQoL, depression. Comparisons regarding between population were...

Background. High incidence rates of breast cancer emphasize the importance increased knowledge about health-related quality life (HRQoL) in this patient group. The aim present study was to describe and compare HRQoL among patients shortly after diagnosis with normative data from general population, investigate how clinical, demographic, socio-economic factors social support are associated HRQoL. Material methods. Participants were identified a population-based Breast Cancer Quality Register...

What are the levels of awareness regarding female fertility and intentions attitudes towards parenthood among Chinese university students in Hong Kong compared with their counterparts West? were similarly over-optimistic about age-related decline, although they less inclined to have children undergo treatment Western counterparts. Past studies highly educated young adults Europe USA found that not sufficiently aware decline fertility, falsely believe advanced reproductive treatments such as...

STUDY QUESTIONDo heterosexual parents of young children following oocyte donation (OD) and sperm (SD) tell or intend to their offspring about the way he/she was conceived?

Scand J Caring Sci; 2012; 26; 104–112 My, your and our needs for safety security: relatives’ reflections on using information communication technology in dementia care Aim: The present paper reports a study aimed at describing relatives′ different kinds of (ICT) devices that are used or can be the daily persons with dementia. Background: Many continue living their own homes, which requires support relatives. One way to meet relatives is use ICT. Methods: An interview was conducted Sweden...

Background. Being diagnosed with cancer constitutes not only an immediate threat to health, but treatments may also have a negative impact on fertility. Retrospective studies show that many survivors regret having received fertility-related information and being offered fertility preservation at time of diagnosis. This qualitative study investigates newly patients' experiences communication how they reason about the risk future infertility.Material methods. Informants were recruited three...

The aim of this study was to describe how persons with early-stage dementia reflect on being outdoors.Data were collected through repeated interviews a purposive sample 11 in Sweden during the period 2009-2010 and analysed using qualitative content analysis.Informants described outdoors as confirmation self. Confirmation their ability maintain desired activities, despite disease, important informants. However, some confirmations not positive; realisation that one could no longer perform...

The Internet should be suitable for delivery of interventions targeting young cancer patients. Young people are familiar with the technologies, and this patient group is small geographically dispersed. Still, only few psycho-educational Web-based designed group. patients consider reproductive health, including sexuality, an area great importance approximately 50% report sexual problems fertility-related concerns following treatment. Therefore, we set out to develop a self-help intervention,...

Endocrine complications are a common late effect after childhood cancer. Our study assessed the prevalence and predictors of premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) prospects pregnancy in young female survivors. This nationwide combined registry survey data for cancer survivors aged 19 to 40 years, identified through National Quality Registry Childhood Cancer Sweden. Of 1989 approached women, 1333 (67%) participated by completing survey. Median age at diagnosis 1981 2017 was 6 (range 0-17) 28...

This study aimed to identify and characterize trajectories of anxiety depression symptoms in a national cohort young women men up 5 years after being diagnosed with cancer. Furthermore, potential sociodemographic, clinical, psychosocial factors predictive different trajectory groups were examined. A population-based sample 1010 adults aged 18-39 at diagnosis selected cancers/tumors (brain/breast/cervical/lymphoma/ovarian/testicular) completed survey 1.5 years, 3 (T2, n = 722) (T3, 659)...

Anxiety and cancer-related worry were assessed in 197 consecutive cancer patients attending follow-up visits. Participants completed questionnaires on three occasions: at the visit, some days later, weeks later. Results show that while a majority of feel no or only mild anxiety conjunction to about one-fifth report moderate strong anxiety. Many (46%) suffering recurrence overlooking symptoms new (33%). Patients who not complete remission reported higher levels concerning visit than did...

BACKGROUNDTwo decades after the introduction of Swedish legislation that allows children born as a result gamete donation access to identifying information about donor, nationwide multicentre study on psychosocial consequences this for recipients and donors gametes was initiated in 2005. The aim present investigate recipient couples' attitudes behaviour regarding disclosure offspring others, towards genetic parenthood perceptions donation.

STUDY QUESTIONWhat are oocyte donors and sperm donors' attitudes towards disclosure relationship to donor offspring?

Oocyte donation has been associated to gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders, placental abnormalities, preterm delivery and increased rate of caesarean while simultaneously being characterized by high rates primiparity, advanced maternal age multiple gestation constituting the individual risk mode conception difficult assess. This study aims explore obstetrical outcomes among relatively young women with optimal health status conceiving singletons donated versus autologous oocytes (via...