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Open research questions in Reproductive Health and Technologies

595 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 4,353 Reproductive Health and Technologies papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

What the literature leaves open

  • The study identifies a gap in the literature regarding the relationship between pollution, physical capital accumulation, and fertility. Prior work has not fully addressed the effects of pollution on reproductive health and fertility rates.

    Pollution, reproductive health capital, and fertility · 2026 · DOI

  • The study faced challenges in recruiting participants due to the practical complexity of conducting interviews with cancer patients in the post-COVID-19 context. The researchers also faced challenges in maintaining participants' privacy and comfort during interviews. The study highlights the need to consider the impact of sociocultural and religious factors on patients' perceptions of fertility preservation, which can be a challenging task.

    Perceptions and Understanding of Fertility Preservation among Jordanian Muslim Cancer Patients: Sociocultural and Islamic Perspectives · 2026 · DOI

  • Small sample size, - Limited to a specific population of Muslim cancer patients in Jordan, - Data collection was affected by the post-COVID-19 context

    Perceptions and Understanding of Fertility Preservation among Jordanian Muslim Cancer Patients: Sociocultural and Islamic Perspectives · 2026 · DOI

  • The gap in understanding women who reject abortion and choose to continue pregnancies following diagnoses of severe fetal anomalies in Islamic societies. The lack of attention to women's subjective interpretations and lived experiences in the context of reproductive decision-making.

    Between Faith, Family, and Moral Reasoning: Muslim Women in Israel Navigating Pregnancy Continuation Following Severe Fetal Anomalies · 2026 · DOI

  • Small sample size of 13 participants, - Limited to Muslim men in Lahore, Pakistan, - Purposive sampling technique may introduce bias

    Analyzing Male Infertility Through the Lens of Religiosity and Spirituality Among Muslim Men in Pakistan · 2026 · DOI

  • Previous studies in Pakistan focused on infertility in general and did not consider the religious and spiritual experiences of males. The literature has ignored the supportive role of religion and spirituality in coping with infertility. The study aims to address this gap by exploring the experiences of infertile Muslim men in Pakistan through the lens of religiosity and spirituality.

    Analyzing Male Infertility Through the Lens of Religiosity and Spirituality Among Muslim Men in Pakistan · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in understanding the stigmatization of women who choose to remain childfree due to climate change. The study aims to explore how women navigate societal reactions and pressures related to the normative ideal of motherhood when deciding not to have children.

    Stigmatization of Childfree Choice in Response to Climate Change · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a gap in understanding the factors that shape attitudes towards MAR and accessibility. The role of gender ideologies in shaping attitudes towards MAR is not well understood. The paper aims to fill this gap by analyzing the acceptance of MAR and the role of gender ideologies.

    Acceptance and Access: Exploring Public Attitudes Towards Assisted Reproductive Technologies in a Changing Swiss Context · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies the challenge of limited access to fertility care and adoption for queer people. The study highlights the challenge of navigating the process of becoming parents as a queer individual. The research notes the challenge of balancing the desire for biological relatedness with the values of queer identities and communities.

    Are we as Queer People Not the Pioneers of Found Family?: Preferences and Tensions in Deciding How to Become Parents · 2026 · DOI

  • The study was limited to those with a uterus, - The study was conducted among LGBTQ+ identified people, - The study had a small sample size of 24 participants

    Are we as Queer People Not the Pioneers of Found Family?: Preferences and Tensions in Deciding How to Become Parents · 2026 · DOI

  • The outcome of the recent federal election in February 2025 makes it unlikely that the revision of TOP legislation will be part of the new government's agenda, - A lack of education and training on TOP in medical school and specialist training, - Misconceptions regarding the complications and safety of TOP

    Reproductive self-determination and regulation of termination of pregnancy in Germany: current controversies and developments · 2025 · DOI

  • Further study on the impact of the Commission's recommendations on TOP legislation in Germany, - Research on the effects of the medical-social indication on access to TOP

    Reproductive self-determination and regulation of termination of pregnancy in Germany: current controversies and developments · 2025 · DOI

  • However, this assumption remains untested, likely due to limited data availability.

    Perceptions of Medically Assisted Reproduction and Fertility Postponement: Limited Evidence, Critical Questions · 2026 · DOI

  • ABSTRACT Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate underexplored dynamics of post‐divorce LGBTQ‐parent families.

    Post‐Divorce LGBTQ ‐Parent Families: Navigating Loyalty Conflicts and Stepfamily Closeting · 2026 · DOI

  • Prior studies have largely examined stated intentions or the influence of extreme weather events, leaving open questions about actual fertility behavior in relation to environmental concern.

    Do Environmentalists Forgo Parenthood? A Life Course Perspective on Fertility Expectations and Behaviors in the UK · 2026 · DOI

  • However, limited evidence exists regarding the health status of these women before, during, and after pregnancy.

    Perinatal outcomes and maternal health before and after single motherhood through assisted conception: A multiregistry study in Sweden · 2025 · DOI

  • Yet, how ART and especially donor egg treatments contribute to population-level fertility rates remains under-studied.

    Shifting the reproductive window: The contribution of ART and egg donation to fertility rates in the UK · 2025 · DOI

  • Future research is needed to test the validity of this model, including research aimed at developing and testing existentially oriented interventions for this population.

    A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis of Women’s Experience of Infertility and Fertility Treatment From an Existential Perspective · 2025 · DOI

  • However, few studies have examined how couples' sterilization behavior differs according to their joint education levels and union type.

    Educational gap between partners and sterilization · 2025 · DOI

  • New research on how changes in support for same‐sex couples and families are linked to specific policies changes is warranted.

    Attitudes toward same‐sex couple parents: A decade of change · 2025 · DOI

  • However, studies that examine minority-specific risk and resilience factors and their associations with within-family processes remain scarce, particularly outside a US-American context.

    Study protocol for the Rainbow Austrian Longitudinal Family (RALF) study: a longitudinal, multi-method, multi-rater investigation of risk and resilience factors in Austrian LGBTQ+ parent families · 2025 · DOI

  • Background Sexual minority individuals may experience more involuntary childlessness than heterosexual people, and, to our knowledge, no studies have compared involuntary childlessness between the U.

    Involuntary childlessness in the U.S. and Israel: Pronatalism, gender, and sexual identity · 2024 · DOI

  • Background: Depression is increasingly recognized as a factor affecting infertility and the causal relationship between them remains controversial.

    Obesity mediates the relationship between depression and infertility: insights from the NHANES 2013-2018 cross-sectional study and a Mendelian randomization study · 2024 · DOI

  • The regulation of information giving in reproductive donation is complex and sensitive. The paper identifies challenges in balancing the needs and rights of different parties involved. The development of a framework for understanding and regulating reproductive donation is a key challenge.

    Conceptualizing Reproductive Donation: Developing Models of Egg and Sperm Donation and the Implications for Regulating Information Giving · 2026 · DOI

  • Further debate is needed on which model of reproductive donation is optimal. Research is needed to develop and refine the typology of models. The paper's findings can inform future research on reproductive donation and its regulation.

    Conceptualizing Reproductive Donation: Developing Models of Egg and Sperm Donation and the Implications for Regulating Information Giving · 2026 · DOI

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