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Climate change is one of the most common global environmental problems facing humanity today. The effects of climate changes in the natural balance of the world on human health have also begun to become visible. As one of the indicators of human health, fertility health is also directly or indirectly affected by climate change. In this review, it is aimed to draw attention to this area and to raise awareness by determining the effects of climate change and its consequences on female and male fertility. In this study, which was made as a compilation, Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Open and Elsevier databases were searched to identify studies on the subject. The survey was conducted in Turkish and English using a total of five keywords as 'climate change, fertility health, global warming, woman and man'. As a result of the literature review, 25 studies, which can be accessed as full text regardless of the date of publication, were discussed. In the studies reviewed, meteorological changes in women were found to be effective on the menstrual cycle, and it was determined that temperature increases changed follicle size, ovulation frequency and the duration of the menstrual cycle. It has been observed that the temperature disrupts spermatogenesis, reduces sperm quality and sperm motility. If fertilization is achieved through heat-affected sperm, it has been determined that the developmental competence of the formed embryo is impaired. Hormonal disorders caused by air pollution, induction of oxidative stress, cell DNA and epigenetic changes are thought to be effective on fertility. It has been observed that women exposed to air pollution have a reduced chance of pregnancy and an increase in pregnancy loss. It has also been found that the deterioration in air and water quality as a result of climate change affects fertility health indirectly by disrupting food and shelter insecurity, general environmental and sociodemographic factors. According to the results of the study, climate change and its consequences negatively affect the reproductive health of men and women directly or indirectly. For this reason, it is important for health professionals to be aware of climate change and the reproductive health problems it creates, to know these problems, and to organize training programs for the implementation of approaches that will help individuals cope with the effects of climate change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study was planned as a descriptive, cross-sectional study, comparative study to determine the stigma, infertility self-efficacy and fertility preparedness of infertile couples in two different provinces in Turkey. In the provinces of Mardin and Bursa, between September 2020 and October 2021, a total of 220 infertile couples, 110 from each province participated. In the study, data were collected with Personal Information Form, Infertility Stigma Scale, Infertility Self-Efficacy Scale, and Fertility Preparedness Scale measurement tools. In Bursa and Mardin, the mean stigma of infertility couples, the mean of infertility self-efficacy and fertility preparedness were statistically significant (p < 0.001).In province of Bursa the negative significant correlation was determined between stigma total score and infertility self-efficacy total score (r = -.454, p < 0.001), stigma total score and fertility preparedness total score (r = -.292, p<0.001). In Mardin, there was a negative correlation between stigma total score and infertility self-efficacy total score (r = -.491, p < 0.001) , stigma total score and fertility preparedness total score (r = -.669, p<0.001) besides there was positive and significant correlations between total fertility preparedness score and infertility self-efficacy score (r =.634, p<0.001). While among the variables in Mardin, only Fertility Preparedness (β = -0.111, p<0.001), in Bursa infertility self-efficacy (β = -0.444, p<0.001) and fertility preparedness (β = -0.230, p<0.001) were statistically significant predictor for stigma. The results in the Mardin, that is representative city for east part of country the stigma was higher and self-efficacy and preparedness was lower. Besides as the level of stigma increased in both provinces, it was determined that the level of self-efficacy and fertility preparedness decreased, and it was concluded that support interventions from health professionals should be planned in this direction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is a common problem in practice to stop and not continue the infertility treatment which has a long physical, emotional and financial burden. Although there are many reasons for this, it is stated that couples go from one treatment process to another without feeling ready about this. The aim of this study is to determine the fertility preparedness status of women undergoing fertility treatment and to determine the factors that affect it positively or negatively. It was descriptive and cross-sectional study conducted with 375 women in a virtual environment, regardless of the province, by using the Google survey method. The data were collected by using the 'Descriptive Information Form', 'Fertility Hitory Form', and 'Fertility Predperadness Scale for Women Receiving Fertility Support' measurement tools. Analysis of Variance, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal Wallis H Test were used in analysis process. The median of Fertility Predperadnes Scale (FPS) was 56 points (min23-max115), which was accepted as the cut-off value. A scale score below 56 indicates that the participant is not sufficiently ready for fertility treatment. In the present study, the mean score was X̄=83.01 (min 39-max115). Moostly of the participants (94.67%) were above the cut-off value. This showed us that 94.67% of women had a high level of preparedness. Factors such as; advancing age, prolongation of infertility, increase in the number of treatments, female infertility factor were neggative factors related to fertility prepardness. Besides increased education level, increased income, secondary infertility, feel less pressure from their families and being able to share with the social circle about the treatment were positive factors that increased the woman's prepareadness for treatment. Fertility prepareadiness; It has a very important place in starting and continuing fertility treatment. There are many factors that affect fertility prepreadiness. Being able to detect and intervene these factors will contribute to the fertility treatment success rate.If a woman/copule starts well prepared in this expensive and stressful treatment process financial loss may be prevented, the treatment success may be improved and discontinuation of treatment may decrease. It would be useful to measure the preparedness of women/couples by making evaluation in clinics before treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]