A Qualitative Analysis of Reproductive Issues Raised by Young Australian Women with Breast Cancer

Bibliographic Data

ID15218693
AuthorsShirley Connell (0000-0001-9652-9440, corresponding author), CARLA PATTERSON (Queensland University of Technology), Beth Newman (Queensland University of Technology)
Year2005
Volume27
Issue1
Pages94-110
Publication date2005-12-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399330500377580
PMID16338742
OpenAlexW1515386923
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited25

Available literature concentrates on infertility concerns of young women with breast cancer, while attention to psychosocial issues related to maintained or regained fertility is scarce. As part of a longitudinal, qualitative study of experiences of young women with breast cancer (diagnosed at 40 years or younger); (n = 13), concerns about fertility, contraception, pregnancy, and breastfeeding after breast cancer were expressed. Using semistructured, one-to-one interviews over three time phases, we explored these women's experiences. Perceptions of fertility changed over time. Contraception issues were raised together with recurrence fears related to pregnancy and breastfeeding after breast cancer. Decisions related to unplanned pregnancies and breastfeeding were described as particularly onerous

Breast cancer · Breastfeeding · Cancer · Environmental health · Family medicine · Fertility · Gynecology · Infertility · Obstetrics · Population · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Qualitative research · Sociology · Cancer Risks and Factors · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Reproductive Biology and Fertility · Pediatrics

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