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Chapter 6 - Integrative Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2020

Alice D. Domar
Affiliation:
Boston IVF, Waltham, MA
Denny Sakkas
Affiliation:
Boston IVF, Waltham, MA
Thomas L. Toth
Affiliation:
Boston IVF, Waltham, MA
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Summary

Couples (or individuals) present for fertility treatment because they are unable to conceive a viable pregnancy on their own. From a purely medical model perspective, the goal is fairly straightforward: to achieve a pregnancy in patients who would otherwise not have been able to do so, using a menu of reproductive technology options. This medical model approach may not be the best way to comprehensively care for patients, however. The approach tends to ignore social and behavioral factors that may impact outcomes, assumes that patients will remain in care until the anticipated pregnancy is achieved (or is determined to be no longer possible by the physician), and places relatively greater emphasis on achievement of pregnancy than on healthy outcomes for mother and child.

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Patient-Centered Assisted Reproduction
How to Integrate Exceptional Care with Cutting-Edge Technology
, pp. 67 - 80
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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