Training of Roma Health Mediators in Reproductive Health

eduction; and assist people if necessary to seek/receive infertility services (investigations
and/or treatment).
For example, they can:
• Inform people:
o About the importance of prevention of STIs, and about the importance of
early detection and treatment
o About the importance of requesting services if symptoms of STIs are noticed
or if there is a chance of infection, and following treatment for preventing
serious complications such as infertility
o About the importance of quitting smoking, drinking alcohol and using drugs
o About the importance of avoiding physical factors which can lead to infertility
(high temperature, contact with chemicals)
o That infertility problems involve the couple (the woman and the man), not just
one person.
• When infertility is suspected, support people seeking investigations which may be
done by the family doctor and which involve both partners, not only the woman.
Indicate to participants the pages in the Roma Health Mediator Manual containing
information about infertility.
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RFHI/JSI Romania Training of RHMs in Reproductive Health Session 11: Infertility