Publications by authors named "Jana Pittman"
Article Synopsis
- Uterus transplantation serves as a potential solution for women facing uterine factor infertility (UFI), but it comes with risks of graft failure and psychological impacts.
- The study surveyed 39 women to assess their baseline psychological well-being using validated questionnaires, revealing high levels of depression, anxiety, and stress, particularly in those with congenital UFI.
- Findings suggest a need for enhanced psychological support for women with UFI, with tailored approaches depending on whether the infertility is congenital or acquired.
Aim: Uterus transplantation (UTx) is an emerging treatment option for women with uterine factor infertility (UFI) or the absence of a functional uterus. This is the study protocol for the first human UTx clinical trial in Australia.
Materials And Methods: This protocol outlines the approved training program used to plan, diagnose, screen, and treat patients who may be eligible for UTx using living and deceased donors.
Deceased donor availability for uterus transplantation in Australia.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol
December 2023
Background: Uterus transplantation is an emerging treatment option for uterine factor infertility. Most uterus transplantation research programs use living donors, although this comes with considerable surgical and psychological risks and not all women desiring uterus transplantation will have an available living donor. A deceased donor program eliminates donor risks; however, the availability of deceased uterus donors is currently unknown in Australia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: The aim is to report the results of Australia's first uterus transplantation (UTx).
Methods: Following long-standing collaboration between the Swedish and Australian teams, Human Research Ethics approval was obtained to perform six UTx procedures in a collaborative multi-site research study (Western Sydney Local District Health 2019/ETH13038), including Royal Hospital for Women, Prince of Wales Hospital, and Westmead Hospital in New Souh Wales. Surgeries were approved in both the live donor (LD) and deceased donor models in collaboration with the inaugural Swedish UTx team.
Compulsive exercise is linked with poorer treatment outcomes in people with eating disorder (EDs). High-performance athletes represent a growing and complex subcomponent of the broader ED population, and emergent evidence indicates that different conceptualisations of compulsive exercise are needed in this population. Existing randomised controlled trials in ED populations have demonstrated small treatment effects on compulsive exercise compared with control groups; however, athletes were sparsely sampled across these studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Uterus transplantation is an emerging surgical innovation offering the option of genetic and gestational motherhood to women with absolute uterine factor infertility. More than 15 centres worldwide have now commenced clinical trials, but the procedure has not been performed in Australia.
Aim: To explore the awareness, attitudes and perceptions regarding uterus transplantation among Australian women with absolute uterine infertility.