Overview

Infertility is on the rise worldwide due to multiple reasons. Proper and timely diagnosis makes the treatment easier and more acceptable by the couple. Lack of fertility knowledge however delays necessary investigations and sometimes reduces chances of success as a consequence of a delay in patients / couples approaching infertility clinics. Assessing the fertility knowledge of the Emirati infertility patients would help us to understand better the cultural aspects of fertility, the driving forces for having children and how much patients actually know about predisposing factors for infertility. This in turn would improve counseling and possible set knowledge campaigns to increase awareness.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• United Arab Emirates nationals coming for their first consultation in ART Fertility Clinics
• Any age group
• males and females

Exclusion Criteria:

• none

Kindly note that ART is the name of the fertility clinic and not an abbreviation