Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e50113. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050113. Epub 2012 Dec 3.
The use of reproductive medical treatments has become increasingly routine in recent years. This paper reports on a study of how different aspects of modern reproductive medicine are perceived by the German population.
Findings from a nationally representative sample of 2110 men and women aged 18 to 50 are presented. Participants responded to a questionnaire seeking self-report information about attitudes and knowledge regarding different aspects of reproductive medicine.
The majority of respondents had already heard or read something about reproductive medicine; knowledge gaps were prevalent in men and individuals with lower levels of education. The decrease in female fertility usually was underestimated, whereas both the number of involuntarily childless couples and the success rate of reproductive medical treatment were overestimated. One-third of participants would make use of reproductive medicine to have their own child.
This study revealed inadequacies in the knowledge of the German general population regarding reproductive medicine. Despite the low interest and poor knowledge of the topic, a broad acceptance of reproductive medical methods was reported. The results illustrate the need for adequate information transfer regarding female fertility as well as success rate and risks of reproductive medical interventions.
近年来，生殖医学治疗的应用已变得越来越普遍。本文报告了一项关于德国民众如何看待现代生殖医学不同方面的研究。
呈现了一项对年龄在 18 至 50 岁的 2110 名男性和女性进行的全国代表性样本的研究结果。参与者回答了一份调查问卷，该问卷旨在获取他们对生殖医学不同方面的态度和知识的自我报告信息。
大多数受访者已经听说或阅读过一些关于生殖医学的内容；男性和教育程度较低的个体普遍存在知识差距。女性生育能力下降通常被低估，而不孕夫妇的数量和生殖医学治疗的成功率都被高估了。三分之一的参与者会利用生殖医学来生育自己的孩子。
本研究揭示了德国普通民众对生殖医学知识的不足。尽管人们对该主题的兴趣较低且知识匮乏，但报告显示出对生殖医学方法的广泛接受。研究结果表明，需要对女性生育能力以及生殖医学干预的成功率和风险进行适当的信息传递。
