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What do we mean by fertility awareness?
“Fertility awareness” has been defined to include knowledge of:
 Reproduction
 Fecundity
 Fecundability
 Related risk factors
 Reproductiveoptions
Zegers-Hochschild et al. 2017
Cardiff Fertility Studies
Why develop a fertility awareness tool?
 Because they are effective
 There is a need for enhanced fertility awareness (poor knowledge)
 A fertility awareness tool would facilitate:
1. Informeddecisionsaboutcurrentlifstyleandreproductivebehaviour,taking
action to safeguard future fertility where risk exists and motivation to seek timely medical advice
2. Also allow open dialogue about otherwise taboo topics
Cardiff Fertility Studies
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