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The Perioperative Nurse's Role in Assisted‐Fertility Procedures
Author(s) -
Robinson Barbara J. Hemsley
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)63024-x
Subject(s) - perioperative nursing , perioperative , fertility , operating room nursing , medicine , intensive care medicine , nursing , anesthesia , environmental health , population
Infertility is the inability to achieve pregnancy within a stipulated period of time (ie, one year) or the repeated failure to carry a pregnancy to term. Advances in assistive reproductive technology have enabled many couples to overcome infertility, but health care providers need to remember that these couples require much support. This article addresses the perioperative nurse's responsibilities during assisted‐fertility procedures that are performed in the OR (eg, transvaginal oocyte retrieval, gamete intrafallopian transfer, zygote intrafallopian transfer). AORN J 65 (Jan 1997) 87–93.