دورية أكاديمية
Separating Procedure-related Fears From Future Fertility Concerns Among a Cohort Seeking Abortion Information Online.
العنوان: | Separating Procedure-related Fears From Future Fertility Concerns Among a Cohort Seeking Abortion Information Online. |
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المؤلفون: | Cartwright AF; Department of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Electronic address: alice.cartwright@unc.edu., Bell SO; Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland., Upadhyay UD; Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH), Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, Oakland, California. |
المصدر: | Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health [Womens Health Issues] 2024 Jan-Feb; Vol. 34 (1), pp. 45-50. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 19. |
نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
اللغة: | English |
بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9101000 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1878-4321 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10493867 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Womens Health Issues Subsets: MEDLINE |
أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: New York, NY : Elsevier Science Publishing Original Publication: New York, NY : Elsevier, c1990- |
مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Abortion, Induced*/adverse effects , Abortion, Spontaneous* , Infertility*, Female ; Humans ; Pregnancy ; Fear ; Fertility ; Reproduction ; United States/epidemiology |
مستخلص: | Introduction: The general public and abortion patients in the United States have misinformation about the risks of infertility associated with abortion, which may influence abortion care-seeking. Methods: The Google Ads Abortion Access Study was a national study of people considering abortion and searching online for information. Participants completed baseline and follow-up surveys, providing free text responses to questions about barriers and facilitators to abortion. We conducted an exploratory analysis of the free text responses related to fertility and used thematic analysis to identify concerns raised about links between abortion and future fertility. Results: Of 864 participants who provided free text responses in the follow-up survey, 32 specifically mentioned fertility. Few expressed fear that complications from the abortion procedure would somehow lead to infertility; rather, most discussed complex and overlapping thoughts about how abortion factored into their reproductive life plans. These included age-related concerns, missing out on their "chance" to have a child, fear of being punished by God with infertility for having an abortion, and conflicting emotions if they had previously been told they were subfecund or infertile. Conclusion: Although previous research has focused on misinformation about the link between abortion and infertility, participants in this study rarely mentioned it as a concern. Researchers and practitioners should be attuned to the distinctions people make between infertility occurring as a result of abortion and other fears they might have about not achieving their future reproductive aspirations, ask questions, and provide counseling accordingly. (Copyright © 2023 Jacobs Institute of Women's Health, George Washington University. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.) |
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معلومات مُعتمدة: | K01 HD107172 United States HD NICHD NIH HHS; P2C HD050924 United States HD NICHD NIH HHS |
تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20230721 Date Completed: 20240214 Latest Revision: 20240605 |
رمز التحديث: | 20240605 |
مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC10796831 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.whi.2023.06.004 |
PMID: | 37479629 |
قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
تدمد: | 1878-4321 |
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DOI: | 10.1016/j.whi.2023.06.004 |