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The experience of in vitro fertilization and gamete intra‐fallopian transfer
Author(s) -
Denny Elaine
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1993.18040511.x
Subject(s) - gamete , in vitro fertilisation , human fertilization , experiential learning , qualitative research , gynecology , obstetrics , psychology , medicine , sociology , biology , social science , pedagogy , pregnancy , anatomy , genetics
Research was conducted using qualitative techniques, in order to bridge the gap between radical feminist perspectives on in vitro fertilization programmes, which are usually theoretical in nature, and quantitative research which considers the experiences of women and couples involved in these programmes Semi‐focused interviews were earned out with 10 women who were currently undergoing, or had recently undergone, in vitro fertilization or gamete intra‐fallopian transfer, in order to explore the experiences and the emotions associated with participation in these programmes By utilizing a woman‐centred approach, a richness of experiential data was obtained, which would not have been achievable by quantitative means, and yet the women involved were able to retain some control over the research process