The Role of Nurses in Preventing Infertility through Education and Reproductive Health Promotion

Infertility represents a major global public health concern affecting millions of couples worldwide and leading to profound psychological, social, and economic consequences. A significant proportion of infertility cases are associated with preventable or modifiable risk factors such as unhealthy lifestyles, sexually transmitted infections, delayed childbearing, environmental exposures, and chronic diseases. Nurses, as frontline healthcare professionals, play a critical role in infertility prevention through education, counseling, early detection of risk factors, and reproductive health promotion. This descriptive review aims to examine the role of nurses in preventing infertility among women and men by addressing primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies. Evidence was obtained from peer-reviewed literature indexed in PubMed and Google Scholar. The findings indicate that nurse-led interventions, including sexual and reproductive health education, lifestyle modification counseling, screening for reproductive disorders, and community-based health promotion programs, significantly contribute to reducing infertility risk. Strengthening nursing education, policy support, and interdisciplinary collaboration can enhance the effectiveness of infertility prevention programs and improve reproductive health outcomes globally.

کلیدواژه ها:

Infertility prevention ، Nursing role ، Reproductive health ، Health education ، Lifestyle factors