Medical and social profile of patients at the Center for Reproduction and Family Planning.

Abstract

Purpose of the study. Assessment of medical and social characteristics of patients at the Center for Reproduction and Family Planning Materials and methods. Using a specially developed questionnaire form “Card of medical and social examination of women suffering from infertility,” an anonymous survey was conducted of 398 women whose pregnancy occurred as a result of the IVF procedure. Mathematical data processing was carried out using spreadsheets of the MS Office‑2016 application package (Word, Excel) and the statistical software package StatSoft-Statistica 10.0. Results. The majority of women receiving treatment with IVF belong to the age group of 25–34 years (43.5%), permanently reside in St. Petersburg (88.0%), are married (73.0%), have higher and unfinished higher education (53.8%), employed (84.4%), have an average or above average income (95.0%) and good living conditions (93.0%). Among the patients, 15.1% are housewives. The share of non-working partners is 4.1%. The share of entrepreneurs among women and among men is about 20.1% and 23.1, respectively. The average age of the patient is 31.00±0.03 years, while the majority of women (61.9%) were first diagnosed with infertility before the age of 30, and almost half of the women became pregnant on the first try (49.6%). The majority plan to have only one child (43.2%). Before this pregnancy, 87.0% did not have children, but in case of ineffective treatment, 40.5% of respondents did not plan or doubted the need for adoption, and only 8.5% of women attempted it. Conclusion. The established medical and social profile of women who applied for infertility treatment using ART showed significant differences from the population. When making a decision about pregnancy, the high importance of material well-being factors was revealed. Despite the availability of IVF in the metropolis, patients at the reproduction center are largely focused on having one child and do not always have a positive attitude towards the issue of adoption. Scope of the results. Development of organizational measures aimed at increasing access to medical care for women with infertility.