Exploring Medical Egg Freezing as a Disease Management Strategy.

Pérez-Hernández, Yolinliztli (2023). Exploring Medical Egg Freezing as a Disease Management Strategy. Medical anthropology, 42(2), pp. 136-148. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/01459740.2023.2174022

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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.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Human Geography > Unit Cultural Geography
08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Human Geography
08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography

UniBE Contributor:

Perez Hernandez, Yolinliztli

Subjects:

900 History > 910 Geography & travel

ISSN:

1545-5882

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

07 Feb 2023 16:42

Last Modified:

11 Feb 2023 00:16

Publisher DOI:

10.1080/01459740.2023.2174022

PubMed ID:

36745574

Uncontrolled Keywords:

France autoconservation ovocytaire endometriosis endométriose expérience de la douleur femmes célibataires medical egg freezing pain experience qualitative research recherche qualitative single women

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/178428

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