A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies Investigating Motives and Experiences of Recipients of Anonymous Gamete Donation

Bauer, Tobias

doi:10.3389/fsoc.2022.746847

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“…Second, single patients, same-sex couples, and heterosexual couples exhibit distinct and unique characteristics [ 8 , 9 ]. Third, and perhaps most critically, the expanding population of adolescents and young adults conceived through sperm donation prompts profound discussions regarding their right to access information about their biological fathers [ 10 , 11 ]. This right, however, often collides with the donor’s interest in preserving anonymity [ 12 , 13 ].…”

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Israeli students’ perceptions regarding sperm donation: dilemmas reflections with dominant demographic effect

Gat,

Ronen,

Avraham

et al. 2024

Reprod Health

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Background Sperm donation has undergone significant medical and social transformations in recent decades. This study aimed to explore Israeli students’ perceptions towards sperm donation and investigate the potential influence of demographic characteristics on these perceptions. Design The study encompassed 254 students from Tel-Aviv University, who completed an anonymous online survey in January–February 2021. This cross-sectional quantitative online survey, comprised 35 questions categorized into three sections: demographic data, assessment of prior knowledge, and perceptions of sperm donation (general perceptions related to both positive and negative stigmas associated with sperm donation, the roles and activities of sperm banks, and considerations surrounding identity disclosure versus the anonymity of sperm donors and their offspring). Results Participants exhibited a relatively low level of prior knowledge (mean 31.2 ± 19 of 100). Scores for positive and negative stigmas ranged from 1.3 to 2.2. Notably, the statement “Donors’ anonymity preservation is crucial to maintain sperm donation” received a mean of 3.7. Seeking for anonymous sperm donation identity both by recipients and offspring was ranked with low means (1.5 and 1.7, respectively). However, the pursuit of half-siblings by mothers or siblings themselves received higher ratings ranging from 2.7 to 3. Women’s stigma ranking were notably lower, while men emphasized the importance of donor anonymity. Conclusions Sperm Banks hold a position of medical authority rather than being perceived as being commercial entity. The preservation of donor anonymity is widely accepted as a crucial element, prioritized over the requests for identity disclosure from recipients and offspring. Demographic parameters exhibit a strong and precise effects on participants’ perceptions.

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Israeli students’ perceptions regarding sperm donation: dilemmas reflections with dominant demographic effect

Gat,

Ronen,

Avraham

et al. 2024

Reprod Health

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“…Historically, donor conception (DC) was anonymous, and it remains possible in countries such as the USA, Spain, the Czech Republic, Italy, Belgium, Japan, and China ( Bauer, 2022 ; Ishii and de Miguel Beriain, 2022 ). Over the last two decades, however, more jurisdictions have elected to enact identity-release legislation recognizing the rights of donor-conceived persons (DCP) to access their genetic knowledge, and requiring the recording of donors’ identifying information, with provisions for this to be made available to DCP, usually at the age of majority (often 18 years).…”

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Parents’ disclosure to their donor-conceived children in the last 10 years and factors affecting disclosure: a narrative review

Duff,

Goedeke

2024

Human Reproduction Update

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BACKGROUND Disclosure of donor conception has been advocated in several jurisdictions in recent years, especially in those that practice identity-release donation. However, research on disclosure decisions has not been consolidated systematically in the last 10 years to review if parents are telling and what factors may be impacting their decisions. OBJECTIVE AND RATIONALE Are parents disclosing to their donor-conceived children, and what factors have influenced their disclosure decisions across different contexts and family forms in the last 10 years? SEARCH METHODS A bibliographic search of English-language, peer-reviewed journal articles published between 2012 and 2022 from seven databases was undertaken. References cited in included articles were manually scrutinized to identify additional references and references that cited the included articles were also manually searched. Inclusion criteria were articles focused on parents (including heterosexual, single mothers by choice, same-sex couples, and transsexual) of donor-conceived persons in both jurisdictions with or without identity-release provisions. Studies focused solely on surrogacy, donors, donor-conceived persons, or medical/fertility staff were excluded as were studies where it was not possible to extract donor-recipient parents’ data separately. Both quantitative and qualitative studies were included. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were followed and Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Tools for Systematic Reviews were used to assess article quality and bias. OUTCOMES Thirty-seven articles met the inclusion criteria representing 34 studies and 4248 parents (including heterosexual, single, same-sex, and transsexual parents although the majority were heterosexual) from countries with anonymous donation and those with identity-release provisions or who had subsequently enacted these provisions (Australia, Belgium, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Middle East, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the USA) A general trend towards disclosure was noted across these groups of parents with most disclosing to their donor-conceived children before the age of 10 years. Further, the majority of those who had not yet told, reported planning to disclose, although delayed decisions were also associated with lower disclosure overall. Same-sex and single parents were more likely to disclose than heterosexual parents. There was recognition of disclosure as a process involving ongoing conversations and that decisions were impacted by multiple interacting intrapersonal, interpersonal, and external contextual and social factors. Methodological limitations, such as the different population groups and contexts from which participants were drawn (including that those parents who choose not to disclose may be less likely to participate in research), are acknowledged in integrating findings. WIDER IMPLICATIONS This review has reinforced the need for a theoretical model to explain parents’ disclosure decisions and research exploring the role of legislative provisions, culture, and donor/family type in decision-making. Greater ongoing access to psychological support around disclosure may be important to promote parent and family well-being.

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“…The imperative to conceptualize phenomena and forces that exceed the bounds of established analytical categories is conspicuously evident in contemporary academic contributions (Featherstone, 1991;Seidman, 1994Seidman, , 2008Albrow, 1996Albrow, , 2004Giddens, 1999;Robinson, 2001;Held and McGrew, 2003;Latour, 2005;Dicken, 2007;Held, 2010;Beck, 2016b,c;Bauer, 2022;Jong, 2022b). This imperative encompasses not only empirical subjects of study, but also the perspectives and methodologies employed by scholars themselves.…”

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Modern episteme, methodological nationalism and the politics of transnationalism

Jong

2023

Front. Polit. Sci.

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Methodological nationalism can be understood in the broadest sense possible as any kind of correspondence between society and the unit of the nation-state. This equation can be traced and understood at two levels: firstly, within the socio-historical context of the rise of nationalism and the development of human and social sciences; and secondly, within the cognitive context of the emergence of nationalism and these sciences, or the modern episteme, in other words. By focusing on the latter, the present article aims to indicate that the problem of methodological nationalism can be effectively grasped by exploring the intricate interplay among modernity, the discourse of nationalism, and the emergence of social science, particularly concerning the modern episteme. It becomes apparent that the regime of foundationalist differentiation ingrained within the modern episteme has established the foundation for this correspondence or congruence—a regime that, while constructing determined, regulated, unified and completed categories, such as society and the social/nation-state and the national, simultaneously sets the ground for the exclusion of other non-social/non-national phenomena and events. In this paper, the objective is to demonstrate how, by disclosing the implementation of this regime as well as highlighting the contingent nature and, consequently, the conditions of the possibility of social phenomena in the path of their grounding, alongside prioritizing the indeterminate social configurations and arguing for a post-foundationalist approach and the politics of transnationalism, it becomes possible to overcome the problem of methodological nationalism. This, in turn, sets a basis for taking into account excluded and indeterminate phenomena and actors within a global context.

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A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies Investigating Motives and Experiences of Recipients of Anonymous Gamete Donation

Cited by 3 publications

References 78 publications

Israeli students’ perceptions regarding sperm donation: dilemmas reflections with dominant demographic effect

Israeli students’ perceptions regarding sperm donation: dilemmas reflections with dominant demographic effect

Parents’ disclosure to their donor-conceived children in the last 10 years and factors affecting disclosure: a narrative review

Modern episteme, methodological nationalism and the politics of transnationalism

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