WOMEN'S HEALTH Pre-conception Health Awareness in Infertility Patients

Objective: Pre-conception counselling is important, as most pregnancies are unplanned. There are few published studies examining women’s attitudes and knowledge in this area. As part of our ongoing education quality improvement program we evaluated the pre-conception knowledge and attitudes of women at an infertility clinic. Methods: Women who presented for initial assessment to a university-affiliated infertility clinic completed a knowledge survey prior to the first physician consultation. Results: Four hundred surveys were appropriately completed for data analysis. Patients were well informed about health optimization, folic acid consumption, infectious disease exposure, medication use, partner abuse, smoking, and recreational drug use. Patients were not well informed about the risks of dail