Pain management protocol for oocyte retrieval in low-resource setting assisted reproductive technology: Patient survey
Date
2021-12
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Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
Abstract
Introduction:
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) involves a series of procedures, the cost of which may
prevent many from achieving reproduction desire s. To cut on the cost , oocyte retrieval has
evolved into an affordable day procedure that still requires analgesia. The goal of this study is
to evaluate the level of acceptance and tolerance of the Tygerberg Fertility pain management
protocol (a combination of intramuscular pe thidine and paracervical block) during oocyte
retrieval.
Method:
This was a cross-sectional study/patient survey. A questionnaire was compiled in an attempt
to evaluate participants’ perspectives regarding the pain management us ing a Likert scale.
Participants completed the questionnaire after the procedure. Participants who did not return
the questionnaire were excluded.
Study setting: Tygerberg Reproductive Medicine Unit
Results:
The study recruited 100 women and 80 completed and returned the questionnaires. A total of
73.8% participants tolerated the pain with th e current pain management method. Only 6.3%
could not tolerate the pain. The majority ofparticipants (71.3%) found the protocol acceptable
and over 90% of the participants would recommend the method to others as well as accept it
in future.
Conclusions:
The study showed that a combinat ion of intramuscular pethidine and paracervical block is an
acceptable and tolerable method of pain management during ultrasound-guided oocyte retrieval
in a low-resource setting environment.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geen opsomming beskikbaar
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geen opsomming beskikbaar
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Thesis (MMed)--Stellenbosch University, 2021.
Keywords
Pain management -- Protocol, Oocyte -- Retrieval, Assisted reproductive technology, UCTD