title: [What are the medical limits on the desire for pregnancy in the woman at risk?].
abstract: Quite a few medical situations are as difficult as the ones where the desire of procreation and the risks associated to it are in conflict. The practitioner's opinion is grounded on his experience, on statistical data, but also on his own sensitivity and subjectivity. His role is not to give the patient the medical data and to leave her deciding alone. He must involve himself in the process of reflexion and decision, recognize and appreciate the depth of the motivations and finally respect them. He must remember that the female intuition bears sometimes more value than the so called scientific knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Américain, Paris.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sureau
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010819:Physician's Role; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012309:Risk-Taking
vernacular_title: Quelles sont les limites médicales du désir de grossesse chez la femme à risque?