Psychological evaluation of uterus transplantation trial participants
Authors:
Roman Chmel 1,2; Zlatko Pastor 1; Marta Nováčková 1,2; Jan Matěcha 1; Miloš Čekal 1; Renata Zámečníková 2; Jiří Froněk 1,2
Authors‘ workplace:
Gynekologicko-porodnická klinika 2. LF UK a FN Motol, Praha
1; Klinika transplantační chirurgie, IKEM, Praha
2
Published in:
Čas. Lék. čes. 2017; 156: 374-378
Category:
Original Article
Overview
Uterus transplantation is a life-giving and quality-of-life enhancing transplantation. Life with transplanted uterus is a transitional phase of life for both recipients and their partners. Six deliveries of healthy children from five transplanted mothers out of 9 uterus transplantations in Sweden may encourage untimely hopes of thousands of women with absolute uterine factor infertility worldwide.
Psychological evaluation might be included into all trials regarding new treatment methods and treatment procedures. Main psychological issues connected with the infertility treatment in women with absent uterus are clearly defined (especially in vitro fertilization, uterus transplantation, compliance with immunosuppressive treatment, ultrasound examinations of uterine vascular perfusion, rejection signs surveillance, embryo transfer, pregnancy, cesarean section, preterm delivery risk, puerperium, hysterectomy and immunosuppressive treatment termination).
The role of psychological evaluation of participants before the admission to complicated treatment process is to choose those who will be able to cope all mentioned difficulties and unexpected complications including potential failure of the whole treatment without serious negative impact on their psychological situation. Up to now experience with psychological stability of our 7 uterus recipients and 3 uterus living donors are good although post-transplant period is especially in recipients connected with everyday psychological adaptation on the significant life changes. We are aware that psychological evaluation of our study participants will require further 3 years of follow up with publication of our results.
Keywords:
uterus transplantation, infertility, psychology, psychological evaluation, pregnancy, quality of life
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