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ArticleReproductive medicine and biology2021

Reproductive medical providers' behaviors, considerations, and plans for fertility treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: A nationwide web-based survey.

Kuniaki Ota, Osamu Tsutsumi, Tasuku Mitani, Yoshiharu Morimoto, Atsushi Tanaka, Yutaka Osuga, Toshifumi Takahashi, Yoshihiko Hosoi

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Article in Reproductive medicine and biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Kuniaki OtaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Toho University Tokyo Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3984-975X
Osamu TsutsumiCenter for Human Reproduction and Gynecologic Endoscopy Sanno Hospital Tokyo Japan.
Tasuku MitaniGraduate School of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology Kindai University Wakayama Japan.
Yoshiharu MorimotoHORAC Grand Front Osaka Clinic Osaka Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2834-2726
Atsushi TanakaSaint Mother Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic Institute for ART Fukuoka Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5299-2505
Yutaka OsugaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology The University of Tokyo Tokyo Japan.
Toshifumi TakahashiFukushima Medical Center for Children and Women Fukushima Medical University Fukushima Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0955-4248
Yoshihiko HosoiGraduate School of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology Kindai University Wakayama Japan.
Kindai University · JPFukushima Medical University · JPMother Hospital · INOsaka Nishi Clinic · JPSanno Medical Center · JPThe University of Tokyo · JPToho University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study was conducted to investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted reproductive medical providers' behaviors and considerations, including their concerns regarding the necessity of fertility treatments.

methodsA web-based questionnaire was distributed to Japan Society of Fertilization and Implantation (JSFI) members from May 18 through May 31, 2020 to survey their professional behaviors and concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.

resultsMost survey participants reported a decrease in the number of patients and a decrease in their workload. Most also believe that the use of fertility treatments will return to the pre-pandemic levels after the COVID-19 pandemic ends. Additionally, more than half of the participants reported that they consider fertility treatment neither necessary nor unnecessary during the COVID-19 pandemic.

conclusionsAt the institute where reproductive medical providers worked in Japan, the number of outpatients and the working time tended to decrease during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, amid fears of infection during the COVID-19 pandemic, the reproductive medical providers working at fertility institutes in Japan have remained engaged in their work with a sense of mission and hope.

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nationwide surveyoocyte retrievalpregnancyquestionnairessevere acute respiratory syndrome

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