Fertility Associates is New Zealand’s  leading provider of reproductive medicine and is committed to a range of  research activities including how better to support couples through making the decision to seek medical help and treatment. As part of this effort they are currently taking part in the World Fertility Survey. 
    The survey is conducted by Dr Jacky Boivin and Dr Laura Bunting  from Cardiff University (UK) with a grant from Merck-Serono International  S.A., and Fertility Associates (www.fertilityassociates.co.nz) have agreed  to assist with promoting this survey in the New Zealand  market.
    The  objective of the survey is to understand the decision making process of  couples looking to conceive around seeking medical help and treatment. Today, in New Zealand about one in five couples experience conception  difficulties. However, only 40% of them would seek medical advice within the  first few months of discovering there is a problem and a 1/4 of women  affected by infertility may never have children. We would like to understand  what prevents couples from achieving their dream of becoming parents and how  the situation can be  improved. 
    The scale of the survey is unprecedented. It is being  placed online in US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Denmark,  Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, Russia, India, China, Australia, New Zealand and  Japan to gain a truly global understanding of the issue.  In the New  Zealand market, we are looking to attract 400 respondents to this  survey.
    For more information, visit www.startingfamilies.com.

SOURCE: Fertility Associates

DATE: 06/09/09