Medizinische GenetikPub Date : 2024-09-06eCollection Date: 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2024-2029
Tewes Wischmann
{"title":"Psychological aspects of infertility.","authors":"Tewes Wischmann","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2024-2029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/medgen-2024-2029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The unfulfilled desire for children is a significant problem worldwide. The psychological effects of this development are usually underestimated, while the myth of \"psychogenic infertility\" stubbornly persists. This article first provides an overview of the basic facts on the subject before highlighting the psychological effects of both the diagnosis of infertility and the therapeutic options. Psychological aspects of \"third-party\" reproduction and further developments after childbirth or without a child are discussed, followed by a brief outline of the general and specific subject matter addressed in infertility counselling. The article concludes with reflections on the possible psychological consequences of further medical developments in this area.</p>","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"36 3","pages":"171-177"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11388721/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142300321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medizinische GenetikPub Date : 2024-09-06eCollection Date: 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2024-2033
Christine Scholz
{"title":"\"Wir gründeten die Zeitschrift medizinischegenetik, weil die Humangenetiker ein Forum für ihr Fach brauchten\": Der Initiator Prof. Dr. med. Jan Murken über die Herausforderungen und Notwendigkeiten, in den ausgehenden 80er Jahren eine deutschsprachige Zeitschrift zu gründen - ein Interview anlässlich seines 90. Geburtstags.","authors":"Christine Scholz","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2024-2033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/medgen-2024-2033","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"36 3","pages":"195-198"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11380933/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142300312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medizinische GenetikPub Date : 2024-09-06eCollection Date: 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2024-2036
Margot J Wyrwoll, Johanna Steingröver
{"title":"Reproductive genetics and health.","authors":"Margot J Wyrwoll, Johanna Steingröver","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2024-2036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/medgen-2024-2036","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>For those affected, infertility is linked to impaired overall health and reduced life expectancy. In particular, infertile individuals bear an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and different types of cancer, partially due to lifestyle differences and to genetic alterations that cause both infertility and an increased cancer risk. Genetic variants causing an increased CVD risk are more commonly found in infertile individuals, but their link to infertility remains unclear. Offspring of infertile couples, conceived via medically assisted reproduction, are as likely as their parents to exhibit or develop adiposity, hormonal alterations such as insulin resistance, and infertility. The effects on health of subsequent generations are completely unclear.</p>","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"36 3","pages":"179-188"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11382347/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142300323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medizinische GenetikPub Date : 2024-09-06eCollection Date: 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2024-2040
Corinna Friedrich, Frank Tüttelmann
{"title":"Genetics of female and male infertility.","authors":"Corinna Friedrich, Frank Tüttelmann","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2024-2040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/medgen-2024-2040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive within one year of unprotected intercourse, and the causes are equally distributed between both sexes. Genetics play a crucial role in couple infertility and respective diagnostic testing should follow available guidelines. Appropriate tiered genetic analyses require comprehensive physical examination of both partners in an infertile couple. A wide range of chromosomal and monogenic variants can be the underlying genetic cause of infertility in both women and men. Accurate clinical phenotyping, together with identification of the genetic origin, helps to recommend the proper treatment and to counsel couples on the success rates and potential risks for offspring.</p>","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"36 3","pages":"161-170"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11380935/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142300315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medizinische GenetikPub Date : 2024-09-06eCollection Date: 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2024-2034
Sabine Rudnik-Schöneborn
{"title":"Verleihung der GfH-Ehrenmitgliedschaft 2024 an Prof. Dr. med. Klaus Zerres.","authors":"Sabine Rudnik-Schöneborn","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2024-2034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/medgen-2024-2034","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"36 3","pages":"199-200"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11382346/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142300326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medizinische GenetikPub Date : 2024-09-06eCollection Date: 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2024-2038
Beatrix Mühlegger, Johannes Zschocke
{"title":"Institut für Humangenetik der Medizinischen Universität Innsbruck feiert seine 60-jährige Geschichte und gibt Ausblicke in die Zukunft der Genomischen Medizin.","authors":"Beatrix Mühlegger, Johannes Zschocke","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2024-2038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/medgen-2024-2038","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"36 3","pages":"219-221"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11381109/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142300318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medizinische GenetikPub Date : 2024-09-06eCollection Date: 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2024-2035
André Reis
{"title":"Verleihung der GfH-Ehrenmedaille 2024 an Dr. rer. nat. Holger Prokisch.","authors":"André Reis","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2024-2035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/medgen-2024-2035","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"36 3","pages":"201-202"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11380934/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142300325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}