Oncofertility and Midwifery Approach

Year 2023, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 84 - 94, 25.04.2023

Rasime Taşan , Hülya Türkmen , Pelin Palas Karaca

https://doi.org/10.46413/boneyusbad.1213664

Abstract

Oncofertility is a discipline that aims to explore, expand and protect the future reproductive options of people undergoing cancer treatment and cancer survivors and to minimize potential harm. People diagnosed with cancer may experience psychological and emotional health problems due to the negative effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy on their fertility functions, not being able to have children, not fulfilling their identity role, and fear of not being able to recover. In order to cope with psychological problems, patients should be supported throughout their journey their physical and psychological needs should be determined and oncofertility counseling should be provided. Fertility protection counseling provided by midwives gives people hope, relief, a reason to live, the opportunity to look ahead, dream of a life after cancer, improve their quality of life, experience less worry and regret about fertility, and experience more satisfaction and comfort. However, it is necessary to increase the awareness of midwives on oncofertility and increase their knowledge level in our country. This review study, which was conducted in the light of the studies in the literature on oncofertility, was prepared to guide midwives in counseling cancer patients.

Keywords

Oncofertility, Midwifery, Counseling

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Onkofertilite ve Ebelik Yaklaşımı

Abstract

Onkofertilite, kanser tedavisi gören ve kanserden kurtulan kişilerin gelecekteki üreme seçeneklerini keşfetmeyi, genişletmeyi, korumayı ve potansiyel zararı en aza indirmeyi amaçlayan bir disiplindir. Kanser tanısı alan kişiler, radyoterapi ve kemoterapinin fertilite fonksiyonlarını olumsuz etkilemesinden, çocuk sahibi olamama, kimlik rolünü yerine getirememe ve iyileşememe korkusundan dolayı psikolojik ve duygusal sağlık problemleri yaşarlar. Psikolojik problemler ile baş edebilmesi için hastalar kanser yolculukları boyunca desteklenmeli, fiziksel ve psikolojik gereksinimleri belirlenmeli ve onkofertilite danışmanlığı verilmelidir. Özellikle kadın ile en yakın temasta bulunan sahada çalışan ebeler tarafından verilen doğurganlığı koruma danışmanlığı kişilere umut, rahatlama, yaşama nedeni, ileriye bakma ve kanserden sonra bir hayat hayal etme, yaşam kalitesini artırma, doğurganlık ile ilgili daha az endişe ve daha fazla memnuniyet ve rahatlık yaşama fırsatı vermektedir. Ancak ülkemizde ebelerin onkofertilite konusundaki farkındalıklarının arttırılması ve bilgi düzeylerinin arttırılması gerekmektedir. Onkofertilite ile ilgili literatürde yapılan çalışmalar ışığında yazılan bu derleme, ebelere kanser hastalarına danışmanlık verme konusunda rehber olacak nitelikte hazırlanmıştır.

Keywords

Onkofertilite, Ebelik, Danışmanlık

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