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Traditional Methods Known and Practiced by Infertile Women for Infertility:A Descriptive Study

Year 2024, Volume: 14 Issue: 2, 385 - 392, 31.05.2024
https://doi.org/10.31020/mutftd.1435577

Abstract

Aim: This study aims to determine the traditional methods known and practiced by infertile women for infertility.
Desing: This study was designed as descriptive and cross-sectional type.
Materials and method: The study sample consisted of 153 infertile women who visited the in vitro fertilization (IVF) center of a public hospital. The data were collected using a questionnaire to determine the infertile women’s socio-demographic characteristics, duration of infertility, medical treatment for infertility, family support, feelings about having children in the future, and the traditional methods they knew and used for infertility.
Results: Among the traditional methods they knew and utilized for infertility, almost all the infertile women reported praying, 52.9% reported drinking herbal remedies, nearly half of them reported drinking onion juice and consuming fig puree, and 46.4% reported drinking carob juice. Considering the relationship between the duration of infertility and traditional practices known by infertile women regarding infertility, there was a significant difference between longer periods of infertility and the status of knowing traditional practices such as drinking onion juice, visiting holy tombs, consulting a hodja/Muslim preacher, going to thermal springs, and using heat plaster on the back (p<0.05).
Consclusion: The fact that infertile women knew and used at least one traditional method for infertility in our study shows that their fertility is at risk. In this regard, nurses need to take careful patient histories at every stage of treatment, provide psychological and social support during the long and difficult treatment process, and offer counseling services. Furthermore, comprehensive studies are needed to examine the effects of traditional methods used in infertility treatment.

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  • 22. Telefo PB, et al. Ethnopharmacological survey of plants used for the treatment of female infertility in Baham, Cameroon. J Ethnopharmacol 2011;136(1):178-187. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2011.04.036.
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  • 28. Edirne T, et al. Use of complementary and alternative medicines by a sample of Turkish women for infertility enhancement: a descriptive study. BMC Complement Altern Med 2010;10: 11.
  • 29. Bardaweel SK, et al. Complementary and alternative medicine utilization by a sample of infertile couples in Jordan for infertility treatment: clinics-based survey. BMC Complement Altern Med 2013;13:35.
  • 30. Dyer SJ, Patel M. The economic impact of infertility on women in developing countries – a systematic review. Fvv In Obgyn 2012;4(2):102-109.
  • 31. Wet De H, Ngubane SC. Traditional herbal remedies used by women in a rural community in northern Maputaland (South Africa) for the treatment of gynaecology and obstetric complaints. South African Journal of Botany 2014;94:129–39.
  • 32. Günay O, et al. Modern and traditional practices of Turkish infertile couples. The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care 2005;10(2):110-115
  • 33. Soladoye MO, et al. Ethnobotanical survey of plants used in the traditional treatment of female infertility in southwestern Nigeria. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 2014;12:81–90.
  • 34. Ayaz S, Efe SY. Traditional practices used by infertile women in Turkey. Int Nurs Rev 2010;57(3):383-387. doi:10.1111/j.1466-7657.2009.00797.
  • 35. Çiftçiler A, Koruk F. Türkiye'de doğurganlık oranının en yüksek olduğu şehirde infertil çiftlerin uyguladığı geleneksel uygulamalar. Gevher Nesıbe Tıp ve Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 2022;5(7):24–30. https://doi.org/10.46648/gnj.76

İnfertil Kadınların İnfertiliteye Yönelik Bildikleri ve Uyguladıkları Geleneksel Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı Çalışma

Year 2024, Volume: 14 Issue: 2, 385 - 392, 31.05.2024
https://doi.org/10.31020/mutftd.1435577

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı infertil kadınların infertiliteye yönelik bildikleri ve uyguladıkları geleneksel uygulamaları belirlemektir.
Araştırma Tipi: Bu araştırma tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipte tasarlanmıştır.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Araştırmanın örneklemini, bir kamu hastanesinin tüp bebek merkezine başvuran 153 infertil kadın oluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın verileri, infertil kadınların ve eşlerinin sosyo-demografik özelliklerini, infertilite süreleri, infertiliteye yönelik tıbbi tedavi alma durumlarını, aile desteğini, gelecekte çocuk sahibi olmaya yönelik duyguları ve “İnfertiliteye yönelik bildikleri ve uyguladıkları geleneksel yöntemleri” belirlemeye yönelik sorulardan oluşan anket formu aracılığı ile toplanmıştır.
Bulgular: Araştırmaya dahil olan kadınların tamamına yakınının dua etme, %52,9’unun şifalı bitki suları içme, yarısına yakınının soğan suyu ve incir kürü içme, %46,4’ü de keçiboynuzu suyu içme yöntemlerini uyguladıkları belirlenmiştir. İnfertil kadınların infertiliteye yönelik bildikleri geleneksel uygulamaların infertilite süreleri ile ilişkisinin dağılımı incelendiğinde, soğan suyu içme, türbeye gitme, hocaya gitme, kaplıcaya gitme, sırta yakı yakma gibi geleneksel uygulamaları bilme durumları ile infertilite süreleri arasında anlamlı ilişki olduğu (p<0,05) ve bu yöntemleri bilen kadınların çocuk sahibi olamadıkları sürelerin daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir.
Sonuç: Araştırmamızda kadınların en az bir yöntemi biliyor ve uyguluyor olması doğurganlıklarının risk altında olduklarını göstermektedir. Bu doğrultuda hemşirelerin tedavinin her aşamasında dikkatli bir öykü alması, uzun ve zor bir süreç olan tedavi aşamasında ruhsal ve sosyal destek sağlaması ve danışmanlık hizmeti vermesi gerekmektedir. Ayrıca kullanılan geleneksel yöntemlerin etkilerinin incelendiği kapsamlı çalışmalara ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır.

References

  • 1. Aksu A, Emül GT. Infertility of Nursing Akademisyen Medical, 2021, 13rd ed. Turkey p. 323-24.
  • 2. Penzias A, et al. Fertility evaluation of infertile women: a committee opinion. Fertil Steril 2021;116(5):1255–65.
  • 3. Taşkın L. Obstetrics and Women's Health Nursing. Akademisyen Medical, 2016, 13rd ed. Turkey p. 323-24.
  • 4. World Health Organization (WHO). Avaible from: https://www.who.int/health topics/breastfeeding (Accessed 2019, April 2).
  • 5. Beji N. Istanbul Infertility Nurses Group 2007-2008 activities. (2008). National Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Congress (TSRM 2008), Infertility Nursing Course Notes: 3–10.
  • 6. Çetinkaya ŞŞ, Eroğlu K. Beıng able to be mother: Tradıtıonal practıces of women ın copıng wıth infertılıty ın Meleklı town of Iğdır. Journal of Cultural Studies 2022;13:17-30.
  • 7. Deka PK, Sarma S. Psychological aspects of infertility. British Journal of Medical Practitioners 2010;3(3): 336- 8.
  • 8. Yumru AE, Öndeş B. Infertile couple approach and correct patient selection for in vitro fertilization. Journal of Academic Research İn Medicine 2011;1(2):57- 60.
  • 9. Ghorbani M, et al. Dropout of infertility treatments and related factors among infertile couples. Reprod Health 2020;17(1):192
  • 10. TDHS (2013). Turkish Demographic and Health Survey Main report. Retrieved from Ankara- Turkey: http://www.hips.hacettepe.edu.tr/tnsa2008/data/TNSA-2008_ana_Rapor-tr.pdf.
  • 11. Emül GT, Avşar B. Social Support and the Role of Nursing in Infertility Treatment. JAREN 2021;7(2):94-98.
  • 12. Logan S, et al. Infertility in China: Culture, society and a need for fertility counselling. Asian Pac J Reprod 2019;8:1-6.
  • 13. Yildizhan R, et al. Domestic violence against infertile women in a Turkish setting. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2009;104(2):110-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.10.007
  • 14. Engin R, Pasinlioğlu T. The tradıtıonal beliefs and applicatıons of infertile women regarding infertility in and around Erzurum. Journal of Atatürk University School of Nursing 2002; 5(1):1-10.
  • 15. Kurdoğlu ZA. Foreign body determined in the vagina of infertile woman treated with traditional methods. Van Medical Journal 2011;18(4):217-219.
  • 16. Şimşek S. Sociocultural effects of infertility. Eurasian Academy of Sciences Social Sciences Journal 2017;12: 55-56.
  • 17. Akbaribazm M, Goodarzi N, Rahimi M. Female infertility and herbal medicine: An overview of the new findings Food Sci Nutr 2021;9:1–14.
  • 18. Bıçakçı H, Türk R. Determining the traditional practices implemented by women with infertility to get pregnant. Journal of Samsun Health Sciences 2021;6(3):737-749. https://doi.org/10.47115/jshs.1021210
  • 19. Emül GT, Yılmaz VD, Buldum A. Determining complementary and alternative therapies used in women’s infertility treatment. HEAD 2020;17(4):317-21.
  • 20. İpekoğlu HY, Oral HB. Tradıtıonal treatment methods and varıous applıcatıon used in infertılıty: Isparta Regıon. Motif Academy Journal of Folklore 2019;12(25):105- 119.
  • 21. Kochhar KP, et al. The role of traditional diet and yoga for infertility. A blend and balance of traditional knowledge and modern medicine. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 2017;16:69–74.
  • 22. Telefo PB, et al. Ethnopharmacological survey of plants used for the treatment of female infertility in Baham, Cameroon. J Ethnopharmacol 2011;136(1):178-187. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2011.04.036.
  • 23. Nazik E, et al. Traditional practices of Turkish infertile women: traditional practices of Turkish infertile women: An example from a rural county coll. Antropol 2015;39(1):21–25
  • 24. Ayaz S, Yaman ES. Traditional practices used by infertile women in Turkey. International Nursing Review 2010;257:383–7.
  • 25. Taner A, E Güneri, S. İnfertil Kadınlarda Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tedavilerin Kullanımının Belirlenmesi. Ege Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Dergisi 2023;39(1):1-9. https://doi.org/10.53490/egehemsire.1035263
  • 26. McGee A, Schaffir J, Kennard E. Use of non-medical treatments by infertility patients Fertility and Sterility 2007;88:268-69.
  • 27. Schaffir J, McGee A, Kennard E. Use of nonmedical treatment by infertility patients. The Journal of Reproductive Medicine 2009;54(7):415–420.
  • 28. Edirne T, et al. Use of complementary and alternative medicines by a sample of Turkish women for infertility enhancement: a descriptive study. BMC Complement Altern Med 2010;10: 11.
  • 29. Bardaweel SK, et al. Complementary and alternative medicine utilization by a sample of infertile couples in Jordan for infertility treatment: clinics-based survey. BMC Complement Altern Med 2013;13:35.
  • 30. Dyer SJ, Patel M. The economic impact of infertility on women in developing countries – a systematic review. Fvv In Obgyn 2012;4(2):102-109.
  • 31. Wet De H, Ngubane SC. Traditional herbal remedies used by women in a rural community in northern Maputaland (South Africa) for the treatment of gynaecology and obstetric complaints. South African Journal of Botany 2014;94:129–39.
  • 32. Günay O, et al. Modern and traditional practices of Turkish infertile couples. The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care 2005;10(2):110-115
  • 33. Soladoye MO, et al. Ethnobotanical survey of plants used in the traditional treatment of female infertility in southwestern Nigeria. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 2014;12:81–90.
  • 34. Ayaz S, Efe SY. Traditional practices used by infertile women in Turkey. Int Nurs Rev 2010;57(3):383-387. doi:10.1111/j.1466-7657.2009.00797.
  • 35. Çiftçiler A, Koruk F. Türkiye'de doğurganlık oranının en yüksek olduğu şehirde infertil çiftlerin uyguladığı geleneksel uygulamalar. Gevher Nesıbe Tıp ve Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 2022;5(7):24–30. https://doi.org/10.46648/gnj.76
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Primary Language English
Subjects Obstetrics and Gynocology Nursing
Journal Section Research Article
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Tuba Güner Emül 0000-0002-6284-9419

Filiz Değirmenci 0000-0002-1380-3115

Duygu Vefikuluçay Yılmaz 0000-0002-9202-8558

Early Pub Date May 29, 2024
Publication Date May 31, 2024
Submission Date February 12, 2024
Acceptance Date April 4, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024 Volume: 14 Issue: 2

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APA Güner Emül, T., Değirmenci, F., & Vefikuluçay Yılmaz, D. (2024). Traditional Methods Known and Practiced by Infertile Women for Infertility:A Descriptive Study. Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi Ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi, 14(2), 385-392. https://doi.org/10.31020/mutftd.1435577
AMA Güner Emül T, Değirmenci F, Vefikuluçay Yılmaz D. Traditional Methods Known and Practiced by Infertile Women for Infertility:A Descriptive Study. Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi. May 2024;14(2):385-392. doi:10.31020/mutftd.1435577
Chicago Güner Emül, Tuba, Filiz Değirmenci, and Duygu Vefikuluçay Yılmaz. “Traditional Methods Known and Practiced by Infertile Women for Infertility:A Descriptive Study”. Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi Ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi 14, no. 2 (May 2024): 385-92. https://doi.org/10.31020/mutftd.1435577.
EndNote Güner Emül T, Değirmenci F, Vefikuluçay Yılmaz D (May 1, 2024) Traditional Methods Known and Practiced by Infertile Women for Infertility:A Descriptive Study. Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi 14 2 385–392.
IEEE T. Güner Emül, F. Değirmenci, and D. Vefikuluçay Yılmaz, “Traditional Methods Known and Practiced by Infertile Women for Infertility:A Descriptive Study”, Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 385–392, 2024, doi: 10.31020/mutftd.1435577.
ISNAD Güner Emül, Tuba et al. “Traditional Methods Known and Practiced by Infertile Women for Infertility:A Descriptive Study”. Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi 14/2 (May 2024), 385-392. https://doi.org/10.31020/mutftd.1435577.
JAMA Güner Emül T, Değirmenci F, Vefikuluçay Yılmaz D. Traditional Methods Known and Practiced by Infertile Women for Infertility:A Descriptive Study. Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi. 2024;14:385–392.
MLA Güner Emül, Tuba et al. “Traditional Methods Known and Practiced by Infertile Women for Infertility:A Descriptive Study”. Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi Ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi, vol. 14, no. 2, 2024, pp. 385-92, doi:10.31020/mutftd.1435577.
Vancouver Güner Emül T, Değirmenci F, Vefikuluçay Yılmaz D. Traditional Methods Known and Practiced by Infertile Women for Infertility:A Descriptive Study. Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi. 2024;14(2):385-92.

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