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"Women in treatment for eating disorders need more nuanced information about reproductive health, and more thought needs to be given to how and why fertility information is delivered, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).
That's part of an overall set of findings that suggest those with eating disorders (EDs) should have more input into their treatment and how medical information is communicated. The research, 'Responses to warnings about the impact of eating disorders on fertility: A qualitative study', is published today in Sociology of Health and Illness. The research was led by Dr Su Holmes, a reader in UEA's School of Art, Media and American Studies.
Dr Holmes said: "Medical intervention does not recognise the complexities of the individual causes of ED, nor are treatment options delivered on a case-by-case basis. Invariably, treatment regimes look at EDs as a 'problem' to be solved, rather than considering the myriad reasons the individual may be in eating distress or body distress."
Nowhere is this more evident than when it comes to medical professionals discussing reproductive health with women in treatment, said Dr Holmes. Not only is the empirical evidence that EDs pose a risk to fertility contradictory, she said, but if delivered as a 'warning', medical advice about a possible link between EDs and infertility presents further problems..."
Learn more:https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180221204935.htm
That's part of an overall set of findings that suggest those with eating disorders (EDs) should have more input into their treatment and how medical information is communicated. The research, 'Responses to warnings about the impact of eating disorders on fertility: A qualitative study', is published today in Sociology of Health and Illness. The research was led by Dr Su Holmes, a reader in UEA's School of Art, Media and American Studies.
Dr Holmes said: "Medical intervention does not recognise the complexities of the individual causes of ED, nor are treatment options delivered on a case-by-case basis. Invariably, treatment regimes look at EDs as a 'problem' to be solved, rather than considering the myriad reasons the individual may be in eating distress or body distress."
Nowhere is this more evident than when it comes to medical professionals discussing reproductive health with women in treatment, said Dr Holmes. Not only is the empirical evidence that EDs pose a risk to fertility contradictory, she said, but if delivered as a 'warning', medical advice about a possible link between EDs and infertility presents further problems..."
Learn more:https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180221204935.htm
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