[Uterine transplantation: is there a real demand?]. / Transplantation utérine : une demande réelle ?
Gynecol Obstet Fertil
; 43(2): 133-8, 2015 Feb.
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em Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25595943
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To study the demand there is for uterus transplantation (UTx). PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
Recent media coverage of developments in UTx prompted associations of patients with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome and of women suffering from UI to contact us. We sent them anonymous questionnaires devised to sound out their attitude towards UTx and towards adoption and gestational surrogacy (GS). A clinical psychologist also carried out a qualitative discourse analysis.RESULTS:
Sixty patients answered the questionnaire. Thirty-eight patients were married or living with a male partner. Seven patients had had a hysterectomy. Fifty-one patients had uterine agenesis. Of the 60 patients, 19 and 21, respectively, had ruled out the option of adoption or GS, and 11 would not envisage either possibility. Thirty-five patients were willing to take part in a clinical study into UTx despite the uncertainty of the outcome and the potential risks involved. Of these 35 volunteers, 23 were in a heterosexual relationship and aged ≤35 years. DISCUSSION ANDCONCLUSION:
For women with UI the condition is all the more distressing because there is no medical solution for it. UTx could hold out hope for some of these patients despite the complexity of the procedure and the attendant risks. Because of the feelings of vulnerability engendered by UI, any UTx programme should provide full information to patients and ensure they are carefully screened and selected.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Útero
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Necessidades e Demandas de Serviços de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Gynecol Obstet Fertil
Assunto da revista:
GINECOLOGIA
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OBSTETRICIA
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article