Ζυμβραγού Χριστίνα-Ερατώ, Ψυχολόγος PhDc
Βιογραφικό
Η κ. Χριστίνα-Ερατώ Ζυμβραγού είναι Ψυχολόγος (Α.Π.Θ.) με MSc στην Βιοηθική (Ιατρική Α.Π.Θ.), και Υποψήφια Διδακτόρισσα Ιατρικής Α.Π.Θ.
Συμμετοχή στο 10ο Επιστημονικό Συνέδριο Τμήματος Ιατρικής ΑΠΘ 13-15/5/21
Τίτλος παρουσίασης: Η ψυχολογία της ενσυναίσθησης
Διεθνής δημοσιεύσεις
Τίτλος Δημοσίευσης:
«Lesbians’ experiences and attitudes towards parenthood in Greece»
Same-sex parenthood is controversial subject. In this paper, we provide insights into the attitudes and experiences of self-reported lesbians regarding parenthood or the prospect of becoming a parent in the current Greek social and cultural context. In Greece, lesbians are not allowed access to in vitro fertilisation (IVF), while a solitary (‘single’) woman is allowed access for medical reasons. Fifty-nine (59) semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with women. What emerged from our data was a clear trend for participants to wish to have their own biological children based mostly on the belief that pregnancy would lead to a sense of self-completeness and/or fulfilment. Women also reported the negative impact of prejudice and social oppression on their reproductive autonomy. Interviewees reported that their reproductive choices were negatively influenced by their family and the wider socio-cultural environment. Even within a semi-permissive legal framework, impaired social acceptance of lesbian parenthood prohibits lesbians from becoming mothers. A major reason responsible for the positive attitude of most participants to shared biological motherhood was an altruistic attitude towards their partners.
“Τίτλος Δημοσίευσης:
«A qualitive study examining transgender people´s attitudes towards having a child to whom they are genetically related and pursuing fertility treatments in Greece»
Background
Advances in biomedical technologies permit transgender individuals not only to achieve gender transition but also to experience parenthood. Little is known about this topic in Greece, which, although a traditionally conservative country, is changing at the legal level towards a greater recognition of transgender people’s rights. This study aimed to investigate transgender people’s attitudes towards having a child to whom they are genetically related and pursuing fertility treatments in Greece.
Methods
This is a prospective qualitative study conducted with adult individuals who identified as transgender men or transgender women between April 2019 and March 2020. Individual in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 12 participants. The interviews were carried out in person and were digitally recorded and transcribed verbatim. We performed a thematic analysis of the data.
Results
The thematic data analysis resulted in the identification of themes that represent key barriers to pursuing fertility preservation or the use of assisted reproductive technology. Six major themes were clearly present in the findings (lack of adequate information and counseling, worsening gender dysphoria, increased discrimination against transgender people due to the rise of extreme far-right populism, low parental self-efficacy, high costs, and a less-than-perfect legal framework). Moreover, diverse cases were examined, and minor themes, such as the symbolic value of the uterus and pregnancy, the relationship between the type of gender transition and willingness to pursue fertility treatments, and transgender people’s adherence to heteronormative patterns in the context of reproduction, were identified. Various reasons for transgender people’s differing degrees of desire for parenthood were identified.
