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Best Practices in IVF Nursing: Fertility Myths and Misconceptions: Exploring the Common Mistaken Beliefs that Patients May Accept as Truths

Publish date: May 30, 2014
Sponsored by Actavis Inc.
By
Carol B. Lesser, MSN, RNC, NP
Franci Sheehan, RNC, MS
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The Importance of Thorough Patient Education by IVF Nurses

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A study conducted in 2013 assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to fertility and conception among 1000 women of reproductive age in the United States. The results, published in March 2014 in Fertility and Sterility, revealed that 40% of women expressed concern about their ability to conceive, and one-third were unaware of factors that could impact their ability to conceive.

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