Self-Perceived Infertility is Not Always Associated with Having Fewer Children: Evidence from German Panel Data.

Proximate determinants theory considers infertility rates a risk factor for lower fertility rates, but the assumption that people who perceive infertility will have fewer children has not been tested. This study investigates the association of self-perceived infertility with the number of children people have had after 11 years. Infertility implies reduced chances of conception (rather than sterility), but people do not always consistently perceive infertility over time.

Religiosity and trajectories of lifetime fertility intentions - Evidence from a German panel study.

Much of the literature on fertility intentions has shown that they are broadly predictive of fertility behaviour. Fertility intentions tend to change over a person's life. How religiosity affects these changes over time has rarely been the subject of investigation.

Is perceived inability to procreate associated with life satisfaction? Evidence from a German panel study.

Most studies of the psychosocial consequences of infertility have focused on those who seek medical treatment, leaving a research gap regarding the psychosocial consequences of perceived inability to procreate in the general population. Moreover, most studies are cross-sectional and the results are thus likely affected by omitted variable bias. Inspired by aspects of the Theory of Conjunctural Action this study analysed 10 waves of data from the German Family Panel (pairfam) for women and men using fixed effects panel regression and including time-varying control variables suggested by theory and research.

Factors associated with medical help-seeking for infertility in developed countries: A narrative review of recent literature.

The reasons why people decide for or against seeking medical help for infertility are still far from clear. With advances in reproductive medicine, use of medically-assisted reproduction has increased over the last three decades. Over the same period, an appreciable amount of quantitative studies on the determinants of medical help-seeking for infertility has accumulated.

On estimating the prevalence of use of medically assisted reproduction in developed countries: a critical review of recent literature.

Background: Existing reviews on the prevalence of use of medically assisted reproduction (MAR) are relatively old and include mainly studies from the 1980s and 1990s. Since then, MAR has developed at a rapid pace, public awareness and acceptance of medical solutions to infertility problems has increased, and, consequently, the use of MAR has risen in developed countries.

Objective And Rationale: This study provides a comprehensive overview of the state of research on the prevalence of MAR use in women and men, as well as a critique of methodology used in studies of the use of MAR, and suggestions for moving forward.

Is perception of inability to procreate a temporal phenomenon?: A longitudinal exploration of changes and determinants among women and men of reproductive age in Germany.

Continued postponement of births and increasing use of reproductive medicine enhance the relevance of infertility and related perceptions for fertility research. Fertility researchers tend to assume that an existing perception of inability to procreate is a stable trait among persons of reproductive age. This assumption is questionable from a life course perspective and has not been thoroughly investigated.

Who is the gate keeper for treatment in a fertility clinic in Germany? -baseline results of a prospective cohort study (PinK study).

Background: It is estimated that 5-15% of all couples in industrialised nations are infertile. A perceived unfulfilled desire for a child or self-identification as infertile can lead to psychological strain and social isolation. About 53.

Imaginability of adoption, foster care, and life without a(nother) child and stress in women and men in fertility treatment.

We study whether the imaginability of adoption, foster care, and life without a(nother) child protects from stress during fertility treatment. Data from a self-administered prospective cohort study of couples who had just started treatment were used (T1 = 441 respondents; T2 = 142 respondents). Most respondents cannot imagine alternatives to treatment.