title: An assessment of female university students' attitudes toward screening technologies for ovarian reserve.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess female university students' attitudes toward screening technologies for ovarian reserve and their potential influence on career and family planning decisions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Online survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Not applicable.
  
  
  METHODS
  Respondents from 4 universities in Northern California.
  
  
  METHODS
  None.
  
  
  METHODS
  Proportion with interest in screening technologies for ovarian reserve.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 328 respondents, 79% were interested in learning about the current status of their ovarian reserve. Hypothetically, if informed that ovarian reserve was very low, 53% would consider oocyte cryopreservation (even when informed that it is experimental); however, only 29% would consider stopping educational or professional pursuits to focus on conceiving. Participants also demonstrated gaps in knowledge, believing that the decline in ovarian reserve starts later than it actually does, that diet and nutrition can preserve ovarian reserve, and that infertility treatments are highly effective regardless of how severe the depletion of the egg supply is.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Women attending universities are interested in assessing their own ovarian reserve. Gaps in knowledge about ovarian reserve exist among these reproductive-aged women.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA. brindhas@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Brindha
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bavan
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Porzig
authors.forename: Valerie L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002140:California; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D020407:Internet; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000523:psychology*; D010053:Ovary / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D016387:Women's Health; D055815:Young Adult