Fertility awareness: what role does it play in preventing infertility?

Precongress Course 5

Special Interest Group Psychology and Counselling

Course type
Advanced

Course Co-ordinators
Sofia Gameiro (Portugal)

Course description
This course aims to promote discussion about fertility awareness and the role it plays in preventing infertility.

Target audience
Clinicians, paramedics, psychologists and other mental health professionals, infertility researchers, …

Educational needs and expected outcomes

The course should provide you with
(a) an insight to why infertility awareness is linked to infertility prevention
(b) an in-depth understanding of levels of fertility awareness and knowledge of people in reproductive age in Europe and beyond
(c) an update on evidence based interventions to increase fertility awareness
(d) an update on evidence based interventions for fertility decision-making

Programme

Chairs

Mariana Martins, Portugal

Giuliana Baccino, Spain

09:00 - 10:30

Session 1: Fertility awareness – Why is it important?

09:00 - 09:30

Realizing a desired family size: when should couples start? (lecture on behalf of Dik Habbema)

Tomas Sobotka, Austria

09:30 - 09:45

Discussion

09:45 - 10:15

Parenthood postponement: Why does it happen, what are the key trends, and what are the consequences?

Tomas Sobotka, Austria

10:15 - 10:30

Discussion

10:30 - 11:00