• Int J Gynaecol Obstet · Sep 2013

    Physician and patient use of and attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of infertility.

    • Natalie A Clark, Matthew A Will, Molly B Moravek, Xiao Xu, and Senait Fisseha.
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. naclark@med.umich.edu
    • Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2013 Sep 1; 122 (3): 253-7.

    ObjectiveTo determine use of and attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among infertility patients and subspecialty physicians.MethodsInfertility patients were asked to complete anonymous written surveys at an academic infertility practice; members of the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility were electronically surveyed. Both groups were assessed regarding their use of and attitudes toward CAM.ResultsThe response rate was 32.1% (115/358) among patients and 22.6% (225/995) among physicians (P<0.05). In total, 105 (91.3%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 85.8-96.2) patients used CAM, and 84 (73.0%; 95% CI, 64.9-81.1) regarded it as beneficial to their fertility treatment. However, only 30 (26.1%; 95% CI, 18.0-34.0) patients reported CAM use to physicians, with the most common reason being that they were "never asked." Overall, 202 (89.8%; 95% CI, 85.9-93.8) physicians reported inquiring about CAM.ConclusionSignificant discrepancies exist between subfertile patients and physicians in attitudes toward the use of CAM. The current prevalence of CAM use among infertility patients requires greater physician attention and justifies further study on the risks and benefits of integrating CAM into the biomedical treatment of infertility.Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.

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