Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna, Austria
Short communication
Desire to have a child: Possibilities of the digital age and it`s consequences for reproductive medicine and psychosomatics
Author(s):
Christiane Eichenberg
Introduction:
Background: A lot of fertility treatments are existing and research consider also psychological aspects of artificial insemination and surrogacy. But there is little known about the role of the Internet, which delivers diverse options for having a child, e.g. initiation of egg– or sperm donation or co-parenting via websites. All these options have a special meaning for psychological counseling in context of family planning and reproductive health. Research questions: What are the intersections between the desire to have a child and the Internet? Which motives and usage scenarios can be identified with regard to current state of research?
Method: Systematic literature research in the relevant medical and psychological literat.. Read More»
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