Gynecological Cancer Survivors' Experiences and Desire for Follow-up After Recent Treatment: A Phenomenological Hermeneutic Study.

Background: Gynecological cancer survivors experience a variety of challenges after discharge from hospital treatment. Cancer support and rehabilitation are recognized as significant facilitators for quality of life in survivorship but are reported to be insufficient by gynecological cancer survivors.

Objective: To describe the lived experiences of gynecological cancer survivors and how their needs for follow-up should be met following recently completed treatment.

Beyond autonomy and care: Experiences of ambivalent abortion seekers.

Background: While being prepared for abortions, some women experience decisional ambivalence during their encounters with health personnel at the hospital. Women's experiences with these encounters have rarely been examined.

Objective: The objective of this study was to explore ambivalent abortion-seeking women's experiences of their encounters with health personnel.

Walking on a tightrope-Caring for ambivalent women considering abortions in the first trimester.

Aims And Objectives: To improve the understanding and competence of health personnel when caring for ambivalent pregnant women, the aim of this study was to explore the experiences of encountering women who are unsure whether to complete or terminate pregnancy.

Background: Feelings of ambivalence are present in a significant number of women preparing for abortions and may challenge the provision of health care. Health personnel have reported an ideal to be nonjudgemental and supportive.

Women's experiences when unsure about whether or not to have an abortion in the first trimester.

Abortion during the first trimester is legal in most Western countries. However, deciding to terminate a pregnancy is a challenging process, and some women arrive at the abortion clinic still not absolutely certain. We explored the experiences of 13 pregnant Norwegian women struggling to finalize their decision, interviewing them before and after their decision.

Living in a changed female body after gynecological cancer.

In this article we elaborate on how living in a changed female body after gynecological cancer is experienced 5 to 6 years after treatment. Based on a phenomenological life-world perspective, 32 interviews with 16 women showed that changes involved dealing with unfamiliarity related to experiences of bodily emptiness, temperature fluctuations, sex-life consequences, vulnerability, and uncertainty. Findings are discussed in relation to Svenaeus's perspective on illness as an unhomelike being-in-the-body and being-in-the-world.