Preservation Female Fertility and Supportive Role of Midwife and Nurse

Nowadays, due to wonderful development in prognosis, di-agnosis, and treatment of different kind of disease that affect ovarian function and ovulation quality and quantity such as cancers, endometriosis, autoimmune disease, and some genetic conditions; fertility preservation demands are receiving raising consideration in the world. Besides, some women wishing to childbearing in older ages because of social matters, so they would be fertility preservation candidate too.Since decision making process in fertility preservation is not simple for women, the most of them need to a comprehensive support. In this process, the role of infertility midwives and nurses for holistic care and support, is undeniable and continu-ally developing and even changing to meet the needs of these women. These midwives and nurses should help to women for finding and knowing their needs and gain insight into them-selves and all aspect of their problems and treatment process. Regardless fertility preservation cause, midwives and nurses should have a responsibility to understand following topics:• There is a requirement for the development counselling knowledge and skills.• Fertility preservation and its process, indication and con-traindications, potential benefits and risks.• Women support needs in mental, psychosocial, marital, fi-nancial, physical, informational, and spiritual areas.• Ethical and legal issues especially in women who has been diagnosed with cancer.• Cultural and religious considerations associated with fertil-ity conversation in each context.• The best timeframe referral consideration for treatment and/or storage.• And, the importance of interdisciplinary fertility preserva-tion team work.Midwives and nurses can play a key role in women fertility preservation, if they understand the reality of possible choices in present time and available ones in future. Based on these facts, they can supports women to manage their fertility condi-tions.