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[Psychosocial factors in reproductive medicine]
Astrid Lampe1, Gerhard Schüßler2
1Univ. Klinik für Medizinische Psychologie, Speckbacherstraße 23, A-6020 Innsbruck.
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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