Rashmi Kudesia|Elizabeth Chernyak|Beth McAvey
Low fertility awareness in United States reproductive-aged women and medical trainees: creation and validation of the Fertility &amp; Infertility Treatment Knowledge Score (FIT-KS)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine|Albert Einstein College of Medicine|Albert Einstein College of Medicine
create validate use fertility awareness survey based current uscrosssectional studynot applicablephase 1 included us women ages 1845 phase 2 included female medical students obstetrics gynecology trainees two urban academic programssurvey including demographics fertility infertility treatment knowledge score fitks instrument general nutrition knowledge questionnaireknowledge natural fertility infertility treatmentsthe fitks validated detailed item validity analyses phase 1 127 women participated median age 31 years 437 children mean fitks score 162 35 559 correct phase 2 118 medical trainees participated median age 25 years 124 children mean fitks score 188 21 649 correct year training correlating higher score r040 participant awareness regarding lifestyle factors varied particularly low regarding effects lubricants majority underestimated spontaneous miscarriage rate overestimated fecundability 40yearold women general overestimation success rates assisted reproductive technologies particularly among medical traineesthe fitks validated current us data use general medical populations quick assessment fertility knowledge knowledge gaps demonstrated study correlate national trends delayed childbearing time initiate treatment medical trainees results raise concerns quality fertility counseling may able offer patients greater educational outreach must undertaken enhance fertility awareness