Enhancing cultural sensitivity in the implementation of the Fertility Quality of Life Tool in Sudan: a science diplomacy perspective.

Background: Infertility is a global health challenge impacting quality of life, particularly in low and middle-income countries such as Sudan. The Fertility Quality of Life (FertiQoL) tool, a standardized questionnaire, is pivotal in assessing fertility-related quality of life. However, existing research on its utility has primarily been conducted in Global North and High-Income Countries, highlighting the need to shift away from neocolonialism to promote truly inclusive research and effective healthcare practices.

How to talk to young adults about fertility.

Research Question: How knowledgeable are Danish young adults about fertility and what are their attitudes towards learning about their reproductive biology?

Design: The study was conducted at different educational institutions with 11 focus-group discussions that included a total of 47 participants (aged 18-29 years). Qualitative content analysis was used. The participants' fertility knowledge score was measured using the Cardiff Fertility Knowledge Scale.

Single mothers by choice - experiences of single women seeking treatment at a public fertility clinic in Denmark: A pilot study.

Problem: There has been an increase in the number of single women deciding to have children through the use of medically assisted reproduction (MAR). These women are referred to as 'single mothers by choice' (SMC).

Background: Previous studies have shown how SMC can feel stigmatised.

Fertility education: recommendations for developing and implementing tools to improve fertility literacy†.

Many recent societal trends have led to the need for fertility education, including the age at which individuals become parents, the development of new reproductive technologies, and family diversity. Fertility awareness has emerged as a concept very recently and is increasingly gaining recognition. However, fertility education is often neglected as there is no consensus on the appropriate content, target populations, or on who should provide it.

Psychosocial wellbeing shortly after allocation to a freeze-all strategy compared with a fresh transfer strategy in women and men: a sub-study of a randomized controlled trial.

Study Question: Is the psychosocial wellbeing affected in women and men shortly after allocation to a freeze-all strategy with postponement of embryo transfer compared to a fresh transfer strategy?

Summary Answer: In general, psychosocial wellbeing (i.e. emotional reactions to the treatment, quality-of-life, infertility-related stress, and marital benefit) was similar in women and men allocated to a freeze-all versus those allocated to a fresh-transfer strategy 6 days after disclosure of treatment strategy (i.