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ARTICLE TYPE : RESEARCH ARTICLE

Published on :   25 May 2026, Volume - 2
Journal Title :   WebLog Journal of Community Medicine | WebLog J Community Med | WJCM
Source URL:   weblog icon https://weblogoa.com/articles/wjcm.2026.e2510
Permanent Identifier (DOI) :   doi icon https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20689558

Call for Change in Women's Attitudes at Beni-Suef University Toward Postponing Pregnancy and Oocyte Cryopreservation

Aya Shehata Abd-Elfattah Mohamed 1
Hanan Elzeblawy Hassan 2 *
Noha Hassan Abd Elfattah 3
1Demonstrator of Maternal & Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suef University, Egypt
2Professor of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suef University, Egypt
3Assistant Professor of Maternal & Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suef University, Egypt

Abstract

Background: Fertility nurses assist infertile couples through cryopreservation, enabling healthy behavior changes and informed decisions. They educate women on oocyte cryopreservation, procedures, and medications, and emphasize the age-fertility relationship, integrating them into evidence-based medicine and technologies.

Aim: The current study was conducted to evaluate the effect of an educational program on females’ attitudes toward postponed pregnancy and oocyte cryopreservation at Beni-Suef University.

Subjects and Methods:

Design: A quasi-experimental design was used.

Sample and Settings: A study from Beni-Suef University on a purposive sample consisted of 334 working females at Beni-Suef University.

Tools: (I): An Arabic-structured interview questionnaire sheet, Tool (II): Females' attitudes regarding oocyte cryopreservation.

Results: It presents that 72.8% reported that they delayed marriage to complete their studies, 62.9% had no background on oocyte cryopreservation. There is a statistically significant relation between studied females attitude level and delayed marriage pre & post-program (P-Value= 0.013, 0.019), respectively. 1.5% of studied females who delayed pregnancy had positive attitude level pre-program which improved to 32.9% post-program and 1.8% of studied females who delayed pregnancy had positive attitude level pre-program which improved to 24.6% post-program.

Conclusion: Based on the findings of the present study, it can be concluded women's attitudes at Beni-Suef University toward postponing pregnancy and oocyte cryopreservation positively changed after program implementation.

Recommendations: Cooperation between the Ministry of Health and Egyptian Dar Al-Ifta to raise public attitudes about the use of modern technology in oocyte cryopreservation and the use of all health institutions for implementing the health education sessions.

Keywords: Women's Attitudes; Beni-Suef University; Oocyte Cryopreservation

Citation

Abd-Elfattah Mohamed AS, Hassan HE, Abd-Elfattah NH. Call for Change in Women's Attitudes at Beni-Suef University Toward Postponing Pregnancy and Oocyte Cryopreservation. WebLog J Community Med. wjcm.2026.e2510. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20689558