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Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Published in Vincenzo Berghella, Obstetric Evidence Based Guidelines, 2022
Reshama S. Navathe, Shabani Ahluwalia
Three to five percent of couples with RPL have one parent with balanced translocation, mosaicism, or, less commonly, a chromosome inversion. Although these couples experience increased reproductive loss rates, most will have successful pregnancies without intervention [19]. Available intervention includes preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) and donor gametes.
Uterine Anomalies and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Published in Howard J.A. Carp, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, 2020
Daniel S. Seidman, Mordechai Goldenberg
As stated above, little evidence can be found in the current literature demonstrating that uterine factors are causally linked with reproductive loss. However, there are reports suggesting that treatment may improve the fertility outcome [38,39]. The published evidence includes several observational series that demonstrate successful fertility, with term pregnancy rates ranging from 32% to 87% following hysteroscopic division of intrauterine adhesions. The evidence supporting a direct link between a septate uterus and reproductive loss is derived from the results of metroplasty. Several case series have demonstrated a reduction in the spontaneous abortion rate, from 91% to 17%, after hysteroscopic metroplasty. However, there are no prospective controlled trials that have provided conclusive evidence that the correction of uterine anatomic abnormalities benefits the next pregnancy.
Troubling the “Progressive” Narrative
Published in Christa Craven, Reproductive Losses, 2019
Several people who contacted me had experienced prolonged infertility and/or sterility that resulted from taking hormones for gender transition or other medical procedures. Their losses were ones related to their hopes and dreams of having children. Several had envisioned vivid futures with a child or children and had gone so far as to name the future members of their family. Although infertility and sterility were not the initial focus of my research, these stories became an integral part of this project. It was also noteworthy that for those who had experienced multiple forms of loss, most felt unable to separate their experiences. As one lesbian mother who had experienced miscarriage, infertility, and a failed adoption said, “The experience of loss and infertility for me, especially the ongoing process of dealing with infertility, are so entwined because it’s been going on for so long.” Thus, I use the terminology “reproductive loss” to focus this inquiry on the experiences of loss during the process of forming a family.126
Women’s perspectives of early menopause: development of a word cloud
Published in Climacteric, 2020
L. Yeganeh, J. A. Boyle, M. Gibson-Helm, H. Teede, A. J. Vincent
Aligned with our findings, a recent qualitative study11 reported EM as a negative experience and a perceived threat to femininity and fertility in young reproductive-aged women with cancer. Indeed, EM was defined as a loss and lack of motherhood experience11, as women can lose sexual function and fertility at the time that they have just started focusing on parenthood25. Consistent with this, infertility was more frequently reported by women with menopause before age 40 years. A small percentage of women in this study expressed feelings of loss and of being unfeminine. This may also be due to a decline in sexual desire and potential reproductive loss as well as a lack of perceived support from their partner, family, friends, or health-care providers.
Exploring Cisgender Women’s Experiences of Reproductive Loss After In Vitro Fertilization
Published in Women's Reproductive Health, 2023
Meghan Forgie, Amanda Vandyk, Wendy Peterson, Danielle Dubois
It is apparent from our findings that reproductive loss in the wake of in vitro fertilization affects the romantic partner relationship; however, the non-gestational partner perspective was not the focus of this study. It would be beneficial to pursue research that speaks to the non-gestational partner perspective of reproductive loss. This would offer further insight into the relationship dynamics during fertility treatments.
Fertility preservation in women with gynaecologic cancer: the impact on quality of life and psychological well-being
Published in Human Fertility, 2018
Salvatore Giovanni Vitale, Valentina Lucia La Rosa, Agnese Maria Chiara Rapisarda, Antonio Simone Laganà
The choice of the most appropriate technique depends on many factors such as women’s age, diagnosis, presence of male partner and time available (Reh et al., 2011). Several studies about this topic have underlined that receiving specialized counselling about reproductive loss and pursuing fertility preservation is associated with less regret and greater QoL for cancer survivors (Laganà et al. 2017; Letourneau et al., 2012).