Background. Student age is a critical period in the life of young people, during which the body is exposed to the negative influence of environmental factors. In connection with the low initial indicators of the level of health of students at medical universities, both the study of the state of reproductive health of the younger generation and preconception preparation are becoming increasingly relevant. In the diverse information that modern young people are interested in, there is practically no information about the need and importance of reproductive culture and preconception preparation.
Objective. Evaluation of the attitude of junior medical students to their reproductive health and preconception preparation.
Methods. An anonymous survey of 442 1st- and 2nd-year students of the siberian state medical university and 1st- and 4th-year students of the Novosibirsk State Medical University was conducted. The questionnaire was completed by students studying at the Department of Normal Physiology at Siberian State Medical University and at the Department of Medical Genetics and Biology at Novosibirsk State Medical University from December 2023 to January 2024. The data obtained were analyzed by the STATISICA 10.0 software package.
Results. According to the analysis of questionnaires, 92.2% of respondents (70.1% girls and 22.1% boys) were interested in having children, while 70% of them wanted to have two or more children in the family (55.4% girls, 14.6% boys). 89.8% of respondents (69.7% girls, 20.1% boys) wanted to consciously plan a pregnancy with preliminary preparation; 80.1% (66.9% girls, 13.2% boys). 77.4% of respondents (55.9% girls and 14.1% boys) did not regularly take vitamin and mineral complexes in accordance with the season and their physical condition. At the same time, 72% of respondents (57.8% girls, 14.2% boys) rarely visited a doctor. Only 20.6% of respondents were informed about preconception preparation, and 26% of respondents did not use contraceptive methods.
Conclusion. A high level of motivation for conscious planning of pregnancy and the birth of a child along a low level of responsibility for reproductive health was noted; a significant proportion of students had a combination of bad habits, did not take vitamin and mineral complexes, and rarely visited a doctor. Very low awareness of medical university students about preconception preparation was revealed, while about a quarter of the respondents who were sexually active did not use contraception and belonged to a high-risk group for unplanned pregnancy, abortion and sexually transmitted infections.

Keywords: preconception preparation, student health, sexually transmitted infections, reproductive health