Received August 13, 2020
Accepted March 05, 2021

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess fertility awareness, attitudes towards parenting and knowledge about Assisted Reproductive Techniques of Argentinian university students. Methods: Naturalistic, cross-sectional and quantitative study. The Swedish Fertility Awareness Questionnaire was translated to Spanish, and then items were adapted to fit cultural standards. Through a snowball design using social media, university students were contacted in June 2019. They completed an anonymous online self-report survey. Results: 680 students (83.2% females and 16.4% males) of 24.7 years (SD = 5.6) answered. Approximately 70% believed they have high levels of knowledge about human reproduction, but 46% considered that women can get pregnant in any moment of the cycle, 36.2% believed that fertility in women decreases between the age of 45-50 years, 33.2% at 40-45 and 25.9% at 35-40 years old. Half of the sample thought that the chances of getting pregnant during the ovulation period is around 80-100%. In relation to fertility decline age in men, 57% believed that it never decreases. Regarding parenting intentions, 58.3% affirmed that they plan to have children, and 50% of them said it is very important. The total sample of students identified fertility risk factors as: drugs (79.2%), age (78.2%), tobacco (69.2%), alcohol (66.5%) and STIs (43%). Conclusion: University students perceived themselves as having high standards of education about fertility issues, but this is incorrect. The present study shows the need for interventions in order to improve fertility awareness among university students in Argentina.