Perception of Female Identity in Women with Premature Ovarian Insufficiency: A Qualitative Study

Somayeh Moukhah, Behzad Ghorbani, Zahra Behboodi Moghadam, Simin Zafardoust, Azadeh Haji Parvaneh, Elham Alinaghi, Rasoul Moukhah
In: Journal of Reproduction & Infertility · 2023 · doi:10.18502/jri.v24i1.11909 · W4319599794
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This qualitative study explored how women with premature ovarian insufficiency perceive their female identity, identifying themes of unrealized motherhood, the significance of menstruation, identity construction, and coping mechanisms.

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This qualitative study examined how women with premature ovarian insufficiency perceive and experience female identity. Using qualitative methods (details not provided in the available text), the authors focused on participants’ views and meanings regarding identity in the context of premature ovarian insufficiency. The key finding was that participants’ sense of female identity was shaped by their experiences and social/psychological interpretations of their diagnosis. The paper’s main limitation is that its results are qualitative and derive from reported participant perspectives rather than objective measures or generalizable estimates. The paper does not explicitly discuss endometriosis or adenomyosis; it was included in the corpus via a keyword match in the upstream search index.

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Background: Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) occurs in women before the age of 40. Although the outcomes of POI in women include its adverse effects on general health, sexual-reproductive health, and finally reduced quality of life. One of the first adverse consequences is a threat to female identity of the patients. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the perception and experience of women with POI about female identity. Methods: In this qualitative study, interviews were conducted with 15 women having POI. Data included participants' recorded voices that were analyzed using conventional content analysis. Results: After content analysis of the interviews with a focus on the perception and experience of women with POI about female identity, four categories emerged; they included the failure in realization of motherhood dream, the importance of menstruation, construction of female identity, and attempts to normalize the situation. Conclusion: After analyzing the emerged categories obtained by interviewing with POI women, it seems that physicians need to pay special attention to the distortion of the female identity of these patients and educate the medical team about the importance of the effect of treatment on improving their emotional health.
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