Living with permanent infertility: A German study on attitudes toward motherhood in individuals with Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (CAIS) and Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome (MRKHS).
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| Title: | Living with permanent infertility: A German study on attitudes toward motherhood in individuals with Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (CAIS) and Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome (MRKHS). |
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| Authors: | Fliegner, Maike, Richter-Appelt, Hertha, Krupp, Kerstin, Brucker, Sara Y, Rall, Katharina, Brunner, Franziska |
| Source: | Health Care for Women International. Nov2018, Vol. 39 Issue 11, p1295-1315. 21p. 1 Diagram, 3 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Infertility, Mental health, Motherhood & psychology, Risk factors in infertility, Chi-squared test, Mental depression, Questionnaires, Research funding, Sex differentiation disorders, Statistics, T-test (Statistics), Data analysis, Androgen-insensitivity syndrome, Social support, Cross-sectional method, Data analysis software, Patients' attitudes, Descriptive statistics, Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome, Mann Whitney U Test, Disease complications |
| Geographic Terms: | Germany |
| Abstract: | In this study the authors examined the issue of permanent infertility in two diagnoses of the diverse sex developments (DSD) spectrum: Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (CAIS) and Mayer-Rokitansky-KÏster-Hauser Syndrome (MRKHS). The participants with CAIS (n = 12) was older, showed a lower wish for a child and was less distressed about their infertility compared to participants with MRKHS (n = 49). Our data indicated an "indifferent" attitude toward motherhood in CAIS and an "ambivalent" attitude in MRKHS. Depression was frequent in both. Infertility is a source of distress. However, the two groups seem to cope in different ways. Comprehensive medical information and psychological support should be provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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