[Women's opinion of the risk of breast cancer]. / Ryzyko zachorowania na raka piersi w opinii kobiet.

UNLABELLED: The basic element of preparing primary prophylactic is the designation of factors of the risks. In this connexion it has been decided that we acquaint ourselves with the opinions of women. Regarding the factors of the risks of falling ill with breast cancer, to be found on them. The research has been carried out among 149 women in the period of procreation. In order to obtain the material required for the research we hare used the questionnaire of the poll of their proper ownership. The gathered material was subjected to a statistic and descriptive analysis. Most of surveyed (138, it. 92.6%) has estimated the degree of the risks of falling ill with breast cancer. The women associated this fact with the cases of falling in their families or the changes on their breast. When asked, what increases the risks oh falling ill with breast cancer in their it was connected with women's gynaecological and maternity post. CONCLUSIONS: 1. Over halt of the women (53.6%) has estimated the risks of falling ill with breast cancer giving 1-2 points (within the scale 0-5 points). 2. In the families of the surveyed there were cases of falling ill with malignant breast tumour (3%). 3. The vast majority (78.5%) undertakes the steps in order (wholesome falling in advantageous to their health and controlling their state of health) to protect themselves against tumourous disease. 4. The variables accepted while working did not differentiate the surveyed opinions.

[Women in reproductive age in the face of prophylactic gynaecological examinations]. / Kobiety w wieku rozrodczym wobec profilaktycznych badan ginekologicznych.

In this study attitudes of young women towards prophylactic gynaecological examination were presented. 149 women were included into the questionnaire, all with secondary education in medical field. The most frequent reason of a first visit was the appearance of symptoms and sings, causing anxiety, and fear the second frequent reason was simply a check--visit. The majority of women (64.5%) confirmed the choice of one, regular doctor, to whom they used to report their various health problems.

[Self concept of men from childless married couples after receiving information about sperm value]. / Samoocena mezczyzn z bezdzietnych par malzenskich po uzyskaniu informacji o wartosci nasienia.

The questionnaire included 220 men from childless married couples who referred to the Department of Reproduction and Andrology of the Medical Academy in Lublin for 4 months in 1992. The treatment period of childlessness in those couples ranged from several months to 17 years. The authors tried to establish if, and to what extent the receipt of information affected the well being and sexual life of those men. It was found out that the information and awareness of the value of own sperm resulted in the change of well being in 80.5% of the studied men. In the subjective evaluation they appeared to be more irritable in everyday life and/or their feeling about own value as men was reduced. Such changes were noticed both by those who had been informed about the proper test results as well as by those with test results varying from the standard. In almost half of the respondents (41.8%) the sexual activity was changed or the frequency of sexual satisfaction feeling was reduced. The obtained results as well as the lack of wider approach to this problem in Polish literature indicate the significance of further studies.

[Socio-familial situation of women treated for childlessness]. / Sytuacja spoleczno-rodzinna kobiet leczonych z powodu bezdzietnosci.

The documentation of the Andrology Outpatient Clinic, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical Academy in Lublin from the years 1979-1989 was studied retrospectively, and 169 women were isolated who completed the treatment for childlessness. The carried out studies indicated that younger people with shorter marriage history (usually after 2-5 years) more frequently sought treatment for childlessness, especially those coming from rural areas. Greater striving for having children in married people from rural areas was expressed also by the fact that they more frequently decided to use donor semen for insemination.