Kadınların Embriyo Kriyoprezervasyona Karar Verme Deneyimleri ve Dondurulmuş Embriyolarının Kavramsallaştırılması

Year 2024, Volume: 27 Issue: 2, 136 - 145, 25.06.2024

Esra Şahiner , Elif Özçetin , İlkay Boz

https://doi.org/10.17049/jnursology.1439703

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı, kadınların Embriyo Kriyoprezervasyon (EK) işlemine karar verme deneyimlerini ve dondurulan embriyolarına yükledikleri anlamları açıklamaktır.

Yöntemler: Bu çalışmada, Husserl'in felsefi bakış açısına dayanan betimleyici bir fenomenolojik tasarım ve tematik analiz yaklaşımı kullanılmıştır. Yarı yapılandırılmış, derinlemesine görüşmeler yoluyla Nisan ve Ekim 2021 arasında toplanan verilerde hem rastgele örnekleme teknikleri hem de maksimum çeşitlilik örnekleme yöntemleri kullanıldı.

Bulgular: Görüşmelerin analizi sonucunda beş tema ve 10 alt tema ortaya çıkmıştır. Temalar şu şekildeydi: ‘‘Embriyo kriyoprezervasyonunda karar verme yolları’’, ‘‘Embriyo kriyoprezervasyonu sürecinde motive edici faktörler’’, ‘‘Embriyo kriyoprezervasyonuna ilişkin düşünceler’’, ‘‘Dondurulmuş embriyonun kavramsallaştırılması’’ ve ‘‘Sağlık sisteminden beklentiler’’.

Sonuç: Bu araştırmada, kadınların embriyo kriyoprezervasyonu konusunda yeterli bilgiye sahip olmadan embriyo kriyoprezervasyon işlemine sadece doktorlar tarafından karar verilmesinden rahatsızlık duydukları ortaya çıktı.Ayrıca, dondurulan embriyoların kalitesi arttıkça kadınların embriyolara ilişkin daha olumlu bir algıya sahip olma eğiliminde oldukları da ortaya çıktı.

Keywords

Embriyonun kavramsallaştırılması, embriyo kriyoprezervasyon, embriyo transferi, fenomenolojik nitel çalışma, karar verme

Ethical Statement

Etik kurul onayı XXXXX Üniversitesi Yerel Etik Kurulu’ndan (Tarih: 13.01.2021, Sayı:70904504/39) alınmıştır.

Supporting Institution

Yazarlar, bu çalışma için finansal destek almadığını beyan etmiştir.

Thanks

Bu çalışmaya gönüllü olarak katılan ve hemşirelik bilimine katkıda bulunan tüm kadınlara teşekkür ederiz.

Women's Experiences of Decisions-Making on Embryo Cryopreservation and Conceptualization of Their Frozen Embryo

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this research is to clarify the experiences of women in deciding on the Embryo Cryopreservation (EC) procedure and the meanings they attribute to their frozen embryos.

Methods: This study employed a descriptive phenomenological design and a thematic analysis approach rooted in Husserl’s philosophical perspective. Random sampling techniques and maximum diversity sampling methods were both utilized, with data collected between April and October 2021 via semi-structured, in-depth interviews.

Results: Following the analysis of the interviews, five themes and 10 sub-themes emerged. The themes were the following: ‘‘Decision-making pathways in embryo cryopreservation’’, ‘‘Motivators in the embryo cryopreservation process’’, ‘‘Reflections on embryo cryopreservation’’, ‘‘Conceptualization of the frozen embryo’’, and ‘‘Expectations from the healthcare system’’.

Conclusion: In this investigation, it was discovered that women expressed discomfort with embryo cryopreservation when decisions were solely made by doctors without adequate information about the process. Furthermore, it was found that women tend to hold a more positive perception of embryos as the quality of frozen embryos improves.

Keywords

Decision-Making, embryo cryopreservation, embryo transfer, conceptualization of embryo, phenomenological qualitative study

Ethical Statement

Ethics committee approval was obtained from the XXXXX University Local Ethics Committee (Date: 13.01.2021, Number: 70904504/39).

Supporting Institution

The authors declared that this study has received no financial support.

Thanks

We would like to thank all the women who voluntarily participated in this study and contributed to nursing science.

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