Concerns of Infertile Women Candidates for Egg Donation: A Qualitative Study
Objective: Women with premature ovarian insufficiency, menopause, gonadal dysgenesis, and genetic disorders as well as those with a history of recurrent in vitro fertilization failure may benefit from the assisted fertility techniques. These women experience concerns that directly affect their marri...
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| author | Maryam Bagheri Mina Jafarabadi Seyedeh Fatemeh Vasegh Rahimparvar Ahmad Ali Nourbala Zahra Behboodi Moghadam |
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| description | Objective: Women with premature ovarian insufficiency, menopause, gonadal dysgenesis, and genetic disorders as well as those with a history of recurrent in vitro fertilization failure may benefit from the assisted fertility techniques. These women experience concerns that directly affect their married life especially in egg donation treatment. This study was conducted to investigate the reproductive health concerns of infertile women who were candidates for egg donation.
Materials and methods: This qualitative content analysis was conducted in 17 infertile women who were referred to Imam Khomeini Hospital Infertility Clinic from July 2018 to March 2019. The participants were selected through purposeful sampling. Data were collected through individual in-depth semi-structured interviews. A conventional qualitative content analysis approach was adopted for data analysis using the MAXQDA12 software.
Results: The results of data analysis showed five themes, including threatened married life, lack of supportive situation, religious beliefs, psychosocial damage, and damaged feminine identity.
Conclusion: Infertility is usually accompanied by a great psychological sadness referred to as "stress of infertility". Assisted reproductive techniques (ART) are also a source of stress for patients; therefore, it has a significant impact on the marital relationship and mental health of infertile women. Hence, there is a need for psychological support from the treatment team to reduce woman reproductive health concerns. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d98bdafa62e74dd29f7e5cee618fa3c12022-12-21T20:15:51ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Family and Reproductive Health1735-89491735-93922020-07-0114110.18502/jfrh.v14i1.37841339Concerns of Infertile Women Candidates for Egg Donation: A Qualitative StudyMaryam Bagheri0Mina Jafarabadi1Seyedeh Fatemeh Vasegh Rahimparvar2Ahmad Ali Nourbala3Zahra Behboodi Moghadam4Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranVali e asr Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Psychology, School of Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranObjective: Women with premature ovarian insufficiency, menopause, gonadal dysgenesis, and genetic disorders as well as those with a history of recurrent in vitro fertilization failure may benefit from the assisted fertility techniques. These women experience concerns that directly affect their married life especially in egg donation treatment. This study was conducted to investigate the reproductive health concerns of infertile women who were candidates for egg donation. Materials and methods: This qualitative content analysis was conducted in 17 infertile women who were referred to Imam Khomeini Hospital Infertility Clinic from July 2018 to March 2019. The participants were selected through purposeful sampling. Data were collected through individual in-depth semi-structured interviews. A conventional qualitative content analysis approach was adopted for data analysis using the MAXQDA12 software. Results: The results of data analysis showed five themes, including threatened married life, lack of supportive situation, religious beliefs, psychosocial damage, and damaged feminine identity. Conclusion: Infertility is usually accompanied by a great psychological sadness referred to as "stress of infertility". Assisted reproductive techniques (ART) are also a source of stress for patients; therefore, it has a significant impact on the marital relationship and mental health of infertile women. Hence, there is a need for psychological support from the treatment team to reduce woman reproductive health concerns.https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/view/1339InfertilityEgg ReceiverEgg DonationConcernReproductive HealthQualitative Study |
| spellingShingle | Maryam Bagheri Mina Jafarabadi Seyedeh Fatemeh Vasegh Rahimparvar Ahmad Ali Nourbala Zahra Behboodi Moghadam Concerns of Infertile Women Candidates for Egg Donation: A Qualitative Study Journal of Family and Reproductive Health Infertility Egg Receiver Egg Donation Concern Reproductive Health Qualitative Study |
| title | Concerns of Infertile Women Candidates for Egg Donation: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full | Concerns of Infertile Women Candidates for Egg Donation: A Qualitative Study |
| title_fullStr | Concerns of Infertile Women Candidates for Egg Donation: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Concerns of Infertile Women Candidates for Egg Donation: A Qualitative Study |
| title_short | Concerns of Infertile Women Candidates for Egg Donation: A Qualitative Study |
| title_sort | concerns of infertile women candidates for egg donation a qualitative study |
| topic | Infertility Egg Receiver Egg Donation Concern Reproductive Health Qualitative Study |
| url | https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/view/1339 |
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