Journal of the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy

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Why Fertility Education is needed in schools

G. Nargund

President of ISMAAR (International Society for Mild Approaches in Assisted Reproduction), London.

Correspondence at: geetanargund@googlemail.com"

Keywords:

Conception, contraception, education, infertility, sex and relationship education, SRE.


Published online: Sep 30 2015

Abstract

Fertility education needs to be at the top of the agenda if we want to make a major impact in preventing infertility. We have been successful in reducing teenage pregnancies through Sex and Relationship education (SRE) and education on contraception. Sex and relationship education is for now and fertility education is for the future. Conception and contraception are two sides of the same coin. We need to empower our young people with education on fertility so that they can stand a better chance of falling pregnant when they choose to. Education empowers.