Exploring Medical Egg Freezing as a Disease Management Strategy

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4564348
AutoresYolinliztli Pérez-Hernández (0000-0002-7483-7108, University of Bern, autor de correspondencia)
Año2023
Volumen42
Número2
Páginas136-148
Fecha de publicación2023-02-17
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMedical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0145-9740 • E-ISSN: 1545-5882
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01459740.2023.2174022
PMID36745574
OpenAlexW4319293522
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas51

Medical egg freezing (MEF) allows women with fertility-threatening diseases to have their oocytes cryopreserved and stored for later use. Endometriosis is a common gynecological disease that might cause infertility. Qualitative research on endometriosis patients' experiences with MEF is minimal. I report on in-depth interviews among French endometriosis patients undertaking MEF. Their experiences are profoundly shaped by endometriosis-related pain. Egg freezing was described as a disease management strategy to cope with potential future infertility integral to their commitment to motherhood. Singlehood was a determining element for agreeing to undertake a physically and psychologically costly "additional" medical intervention

Biology · Disease · Endometriosis · Environmental health · Family medicine · Fertility · General surgery · Gynecology · Infertility · Intervention (counseling · Pelvic pain · Population · Pregnancy · Endometriosis Research and Treatment · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Nursing · Ovarian function and disorders · Psychology · Reproductive Biology and Fertility · Surgery