Evaluating Acquisition of Knowledge about Infertility Using a Whiteboard Video

Area of Science:

• Reproductive Medicine
• Medical Education

Background:

• Fertility myths are prevalent, yet educational interventions to address knowledge gaps are understudied.
• Consumers often lack accurate information regarding infertility.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the effectiveness of a brief, animated whiteboard video in enhancing knowledge about infertility.
• To assess changes in medical students' understanding of reproductive health before and after an educational intervention.

Main Methods:

• 101 first or second-year medical students participated before formal infertility lectures.
• Participants completed knowledge assessments immediately before and one week after viewing a 15-minute animated video on infertility.
• Paired t tests were used to compare pre- and post-intervention scores.

Main Results:

• Overall knowledge scores improved significantly, with an average increase of 4.0 points (out of 50).
• Female students showed a slightly greater improvement (4.7/50) compared to male students (2.5/50).
• The intervention led to a statistically significant increase in infertility knowledge (P < 0.001).

Conclusions:

• Animated whiteboard videos can effectively improve short-term knowledge of infertility among medical students.
• The intervention enhanced understanding of reproductive biology, risk factors, treatments, and common infertility myths.
• This highlights a potential tool for medical education to address reproductive health literacy.