Nota curricular  |  Curricular note

Dr. Sofia Gameiro (UK) is a Mathematician and Clinical Psychologist. She is a Lecturer at the School of Psychology, Cardiff University. Her research explores diferente topics related with fertility planing and adjustment to infertility and its treatment. She is committed to ensure high quality evidence-based care for fertility patients and has published in several psychological and medical Journals.

 

Visit Dr Sofia Gameiro’s website

http://psych.cf.ac.uk/contactsandpeople/academics/gameiro.php

 

ResearchGate

 

Áreas de interesse  |  Areas of interest

 

- planeamento da parentalidade
- ajustamento psicossocial a infertilidade e reprodução medicamente assistida
- desenvolvimento e validação de intervenções psicossociais
- cuidados centrados no paciente
- adesão aos tratamentos de fertilidade

- transição para a parentalidade

 

Publicações mais relevantes  |  Most relevant publications

2016

 

Moura-Ramos, M., Gameiro, S., Canavarro, M. C. and Santos, T. (2016). Does infertility history affect the emotional adjustment of couples undergoing assisted reproduction? The mediating role of importance of parenthood. British Journal of Health Psychology(10.1111/bjhp.12169) 

 

ter Keurst, A., Boivin, J. and Gameiro, S. (2016). Women's intentions to use fertility preservation to prevent age-related fertility decline. Reproductive Biomedicine Online, 32(1), 121-131. (10.1016/j.rbmo.2015.10.007) 

 

2015

 

Boivin, J. and Gameiro, S. (2015). Evolution of psychology and counselling in infertility. Fertility and Sterility, 104(2), 251-259.

 

Gameiro, S. (2015). ESHRE guideline: routine psychosocial care in infertility and medically assisted reproduction—a guide for fertility staff. Human Reproduction, 30(11), 2476-2845. (10.1093/humrep/dev177)

 

Gameiro, S. (2015). Infertility. In: Friedman, H. ed. Encyclopedia of Mental Health, 2nd Edition. Elsevier, pp. n/a. 

 

2014

 

Gameiro, S., van den Belt-Dusebout, A. W., Bleiker, E., Braat, D., van Leeuwen, F. E. and Verhaak, C. M. (2014). Do children make you happier? Sustained child-wish and mental health in women 11-17 years after fertility treatment. Human Reproduction, 29(10), 2238-2246. (10.1093/humrep/deu178)

 

Bolsas | Grants

2015-2016

 

Using comics workshops to investigate and disseminate the infertility experiences of ethnic minority women in Wales. Welsh Crucible (http://www.welshcrucible.org.uk). £9646.26

 

2014-2015

 

Design of a patient-lead e-Health psychosocial intervention to support people coming to terms with unmet parenthood goals. ESRC Impact acceleration account. 3.000£

 

2010-2012

 

Compliance with fertility treatment. Research project with an industrial partnership with Merck Serono, SA (http://www.merckserono.com). ~50.000€

 

Prémios  |  Awards

2011

 

Selected for the project Atomium Culture – The permanent platform for European Excellence (http://atomiumculture.eu/), which brings together some of the most authoritative universities, newspapers and businesses in Europe in the first intersectoral platform for the selection (universities), knowledge transfer (universities-businesses) and dissemination (universities-businesses-newspapers) of leading European research, to increase the movement of knowledge: across borders, across sectors and to the public at large.

 

2007

 

Best oral communication award at the 3rd Portuguese Congress of Reproductive Medicine, Oporto, Portugal. Portuguese Society of Reproductive Medicine.

 

Gameiro, S., Moura-Ramos, M., Canavarro, M.C., Santos, T.A. (2007). Intervenção e Investigação em famílias que recorrem a Técnicas de Reprodução Medicamente Assistida (RMA). Oral presentation at the 3º Congresso Português de Medicina da Reprodução. Porto, Portugal.