Tewes Wischmann

Objective The objective of this revised official guideline, published by the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics (DGGG) and coordinated in the joint guidelines program of the DGGG, the Austrian Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics…

Zusammenfassung Die Tatsache, dass Endometriose eine der häufigsten Unterleibserkrankungen bei Frauen und Mädchen ist, gerät immer mehr in den Blickpunkt der Öffentlichkeit und der Politik. Auch in der Praxis der niedergelassenen Frauenärzt…

The fact that endometriosis is one of the most frequent gynaecological disorders in women and girls is gradually attracting greater public and political attention. There is also substantial awareness of the disorder among German gynaecologi…

PURPOSE: Endometriosis and infertility are associated with impaired partnership and sexuality of the patients, but also of their male partners. Also, endometriosis is one of the most common causes of infertility, resulting in a large overla…

The unfulfilled desire for children is a significant problem worldwide. The psychological effects of this development are usually underestimated, while the myth of "psychogenic infertility" stubbornly persists. This article first provides a…

PURPOSE: For many couples, bearing children is a common life goal; however it cannot always be fulfilled. Undergoing infertility treatment does not always guarantee pregnancies and live births. Couples experience miscarriages and even disco…

Abstract Purpose Endometriosis and infertility are associated with impaired partnership and sexuality of the patients, but also of their male partners. The aim of this study was to determine the association of different predictors of partne…

This review provides a systematic overview of the state of knowledge to date of psychosocial risk factors with a focus on anxiety, depressiveness, and (lack of) social support among involuntarily childless women and men prior to assisted re…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is often associated with severe dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain and dyspareunia and has a high impact on daily life as well as sexuality. Quality of partnership positively influences the course of various diseases and ab…

Aim The purpose of this official guideline published and coordinated by the German Society for Psychosomatic Gynecology and Obstetrics [Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychosomatische Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe (DGPFG)] is to provide a con…

STUDY QUESTION: Can the priorities for future research in infertility be identified? SUMMARY ANSWER: The top 10 research priorities for the four areas of male infertility, female and unexplained infertility, medically assisted reproduction…

Introduction Supporting and counselling couples with fertility issues prior to starting ART is a multidisciplinary diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The first German/Austrian/Swiss interdisciplinary S2k guideline on "Diagnosis and Thera…

In der früheren psychosomatischen Forschung wurde Endometriose als "Airline stewardess disease" bezeichnet. Wie ist der Stand heutzutage? In dieser Übersichtsarbeit werden verbreitete Aussagen zu den psychologischen und psychosomatischen As…