scholarly journals Laughs and Jokes in Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Video-Recorded Doctor-Couple Visits

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Poli ◽  
Lidia Borghi ◽  
Martina De Stasio ◽  
Daniela Leone ◽  
Elena Vegni
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Infertility Treatment ◽  
Reproductive Technology ◽  
Information Giving ◽  
Patient Interaction ◽  
Qualitative Thematic Analysis ◽  
Wide Range

Purpose: To explore the characteristics of the use of laughs and jokes during doctor-couple assisted reproductive technology (ART) visits.Methods: 75 videotaped doctor-couple ART visits were analyzed and transcribed in order to: (1) quantify laugh and jokes, describing the contribution of doctors and couples and identifying the timing of appearance; (2) explore the topic of laughs and jokes with qualitative thematic analysis.Results: On average, each visit contained 17.1 utterances of laughs and jokes. Patients contributed for 64.7% of utterances recorded. Doctor (40.6%) and women (40%) introduced the majority of laughs and jokes. Visits with female physicians had significantly more laughs and jokes than visits with male doctors; no differences were found considering physicians’ age and years of experience, cause of infertility, and prognosis. Laughs and jokes were mainly recorded during history taking and information giving. Four core themes were identified, regarding the topic of laughs and jokes: health status, infertility treatment, organizational aspects, and doctor-patient interaction.Conclusion: Laughs and jokes are common in doctor-couple ART visits and are frequently used during the dialogue, covering a wide range of topics. Results seem to show that laughs and jokes are related to doctor’s personal characteristics (like gender), while are not associated with infertility aspects. Given the complexity of this communicative category, further studies are needed to explore the functions and the effects of laugh and jokes.

The features of emotional response in men in a sterile marriage

2021 ◽  
pp. 339-345
Author(s):  
Zhanna Robertovna Gardanova ◽  
Nikita Igorevich Petrov ◽  
Dmitriy Fedorovich Khritinin
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Infertility Treatment ◽  
Art Program ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
Personal Questionnaire

The problem of infertility treatment is currently relevant for married couples who have not had a pregnancy within a year of regular sexual activity. The possibility of infertility treatment using assisted reproductive technologies allows couples to get the desired pregnancy. The emotional response of men in infertile marriage was researched in this study, and it was shown that some men have an increased level of anxiety and depression, while preferred coping strategies allow going through the entire infertility treatment program, taking into account personal characteristics. The study involved 52 married men, aged 35-43 years. Psychodiagnostic testing using techniques to determine the level of anxiety, depression, coping strategies, and a personal questionnaire was conducted. As a result of the obtained data, the need for psychodiagnostic testing is justified in order to identify the level of emotional expression and the possibility of participation in the ART program.

Trends in safe infertility treatment with assisted reproductive technologies

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 83-88
Author(s):  
Svetlana S. Paskar ◽  
Alla S. Kalugina ◽  
Anna G. Tkachuk
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Technology ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Perinatal Outcomes ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Infertility Treatment ◽  
Reproductive Technology ◽  
Correct Prediction ◽  
Vitro Fertilization

The expansion of indications for assisted reproductive technology has led to significant implications for assisted reproductive technology (ART) programs worldwide. More than 7 million children in the world were born using ART. Modern clinical practice in the field of reproductive sciences is aimed not only at increasing the effectiveness, but also at the safety of treatment. ART, like any other type of therapy, may be combined with negative side effects. Both the correct prediction of the risks associated with treatment and a personalized approach ensure the absolute safety of infertility treatment using in vitro fertilization. In this regard, over the past decade, a number of new research approaches have been noted that use ART methods integrated into clinical practice: cycle segmentation with subsequent embryo transfer and the elective transfer of one embryo. New approaches provide a control in relation to ovarian stimulation and a reduction in the number of transferred embryos, which helps to minimize primarily adverse perinatal outcomes. Predicting the risks and outcomes of treatment using mathematical modeling is the application of good clinical practice.

scholarly journals Does the Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004 need a review?

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Legge ◽  
Ruth Fitzgerald
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Technology ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Reproductive Technology ◽  
Good Coverage

The use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in New Zealand is governed by the Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004 (the HART Act), which provides for all procedures currently undertaken by fertility clinics and other centres involved with ART. Although the Act has provided good coverage for the use of ART over the last 16 years, it did not have a revision clause. Here, we explore whether the HART Act should be reviewed, and outline the important considerations that need to be taken into account to ensure that the legislation is up to date with current issues and technologies.

The Birth of Assisted Reproductive Technology in China

Good Quality ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayo Wahlberg
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Technology ◽  
Birth Control ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Reproductive Technology ◽  
The Core ◽  
Sperm Banks ◽  
Population Quality

This chapter chronicles the difficult birth of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) in China through the 1980s and 1990s, showing how ideas of improving population quality acted as a persuasive alibi for those pioneers working to develop fertility technologies under crude conditions and at a time when contraception rather than conception was at the core of family planning. From difficult beginnings in the 1980s and following legalization in 2003, ARTs have now settled firmly within China’s restrictive reproductive complex as technologies of birth control—which, in turn, has allowed it to grow into a thriving, sector as China is now home to some of the world’s largest fertility clinics and sperm banks.

scholarly journals Waist circumference in relation to outcomes of infertility treatment with assisted reproductive technologies

2018 ◽  
Vol 110 (4) ◽  
pp. e205
Author(s):  
M. Li ◽  
L. Mínguez-Alarcón ◽  
M. Arvizu ◽  
Y. Chiu ◽  
J.B. Ford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Infertility Treatment

Assisted Reproductive Technology in Spain: Considering Women's Interests

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 228-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
INMACULADA DE MELO-MARTÍN
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Reproductive Technology ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Reproductive Technology ◽  
Assisted Conception ◽  
National Healthcare ◽  
The World ◽  
National Healthcare System ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Catholic Tradition

It might come as a surprise to many that Spain, a country with a strong Catholic tradition that officially banned contraceptive technologies until 1978, has some of the most liberal regulations in assisted reproduction in the world. Law No. 35/1988 was one of the first and most detailed acts of legislation undertaken on the subject of assisted-conception procedures. Indeed, not only did the law permit research on nonviable embryos, it made assisted reproductive technologies available to any woman, whether married or not, through the national healthcare system.

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