Young women's perceptions of fertility-related information and fertility distress before surgery for ovarian cysts.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate young women's reproductive desire and perceptions of fertility-related information when scheduled for ovarian cyst surgery with a possible impact on fertility.


METHODS
Cross-sectional study.


METHODS
University Hospital.


METHODS
Women of reproductive age (n = 106, mean age 32.3 years, range 18-44 years) with a diagnosis of ovarian cyst and scheduled ovarian cyst surgery between March 2011 and September 2012 were included.


METHODS
The women answered a questionnaire after the presurgery consultation with the gynecologist. The questionnaire included study-specific measures of reproductive desire, perception of fertility-related information received, worry about future fertility and sociodemographic characteristics.


METHODS
Reproductive desire and recalled information on the impact of surgery on fertility.


RESULTS
A high proportion of the women (72%) reported a desire for having children in the future and more than half of them (58%) recalled receiving information about the impact of surgery on fertility. In a multivariable logistic regression model adjusted for parity, education and age, a desire to have children increased the likelihood of recalling having received fertility-related information (odds ratio 3.2, 95% CI 1.1-9.2).


CONCLUSIONS
Almost half of women with reproductive desire had ovarian surgery without recalling a discussion of fertility issues. Development of written information or interactive information might improve women's perception of fertility-related information.
Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology CLINTEC, Section for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Tekla
T
Lind
Claudia
C
Lampic
Margareta
M
Hammarström
Kenny
K
Rodriguez-Wallberg
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000601:surgery*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011446:Prospective Studies; D060728:Reproductive Health / Q000193:education; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden
Ovarian cyst surgery; counseling; infertility; ovarian reserve; reproductive age