Keywords
lifestyle
reproductive health
Abstract
LIFESTYLE OF WOMEN AND MEN WITH INFERTILITY
Aim. To assess lifestyles of women and men having diffi culty conceiving a baby.
Material and methods. The study was carried out among 517 respondents (350 women and 167 men) suff ering from infertility. The online diagnostic survey method was applied. The authors’ own questionnaire was used along with the standardised FANTASTIC Life Questionnaire.
Results. More than a half of the women researched (60.3%) had appropriate BMI and every second man (49.1%) suff ered from obesity. Most of the respondents paid attention to the quality of food they had. Every third woman (30.3%) did exercise 3-4 times a week while most men (37.7%) once a week. The mean score of the FANTASTIC Life Questionnaire was 35.73 } 6.94 points chich means the group studied was characterised by a very good lifestyle.
Conclusions. The lifestyles of the resopndents was good or very good and only their physical activity, type of behaviour/personality traits or perception of themselves needed further improvement. Education of individuals who fail to conceive a baby is of great importance along with education of the entire society on the infl uence of lifestyle on reproductive health and the implementation of preventive measures to promote favourable health behaviours.
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