[Psychosocial factors in reproductive medicine].
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PSYCHOSOMATISCHE MEDIZIN UND PSYCHOTHERAPIE 2015;
61:309-26. [PMID:
26646911 DOI:
10.13109/zptm.2015.61.4.309]
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Since the development of assisted reproduction technology in the 1970s, assisted reproduction has become increasingly used by couples for various reasons. Concurrently, the diagnostic possibilities regarding the health of the unborn child have been elaborated.
METHODS/RESULTS
The present literature review describes and discusses the possibilities of assisted reproduction (in-vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection ICSI, cryopreservation, conception of children with the help of a third person) with respect to their psychosocial meaning for those affected and for the children conceived in this manner. The psychological strain pairs experience in the context of prenatal diagnostics and the resulting decisions are illustrated by a case study.
CONCLUSIONS
The continued progression in the possibilities and resulting conflicts and decision- making processes in reproductive medicine confronts clinicians and psychosomatic/psychotherapeutic practitioners with many new challenges. In conclusion clinical recommendations for the psychosocial counseling of couples are given.
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