Resumen
Introducción. La infertilidad y el tratamiento por medio de métodos de reproducción asistida tienen implicaciones psicológicas importantes para la pareja: desde manifestaciones positivas por la esperanza que ofrecen estas técnicas ante el éxito de las mismas, al igual que manifestaciones negativas por la incertidumbre y el posible fracaso; una de ellas es la depresión. Por tanto, se planteó por objetivo analizar la relación entre la depresión y las técnicas de reproducción asistida, así como la influencia que tiene el asesoramiento profesional en las parejas que optan por estas técnicas. Metodología. Fue un estudio descriptivo de síntesis mediante una búsqueda bibliográfica del conocimiento actual existente sobre la relación depresión-técnicas de reproducción asistida, así como los efectos de la misma en el posparto. Resultados. En la relación de direccionalidad se halló que la infertilidad es un factor de riesgo para la depresión, y esta un predictor de fracaso de las técnicas de reproducción asistida. No hubo evidencia de un aumento de la depresión posparto en los embarazos logrados por técnicas de reproducción asistida. Se describen las estrategias de prevención posibles. Conclusión. Al parecer, existe una relación entre técnicas de reproducción asistida y la depresión, aunque se requiere una mayor investigación. No obstante, cabe resaltar la importancia de tratar psicoterapéuticamente a ambos miembros de la pareja antes, durante y después del proceso de reproducción asistida.Citas
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