Attitudes and intention to donate oocytes for research

Purewal, Satvinder; Akker, Olga van den

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.11.021

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“…1,2 Subjective norms and behaviour control also influence the intention to donate oocytes. 3 The personality characteristics of non-anonymous gamete donors, prospective non-anonymous donors and non-commercial donors have not previously been studied carefully.…”

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Personality characteristics in a Swedish national sample of identifiable oocyte donors

Sydsjö

Lampic

Brändström

et al. 2011

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Amp; Gynaecology

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Objective To study the personality characteristics of identifiable oocyte donors in a national sample in comparison with normal values.Design Descriptive study.Setting All Swedish donation programmes.Sample In total, 181 women out of 221 donors recruited during 2005-2008. Methods Standardised questionnaires were used to measure personality characteristics.Main outcome measure Demographics, temperament and character inventory (TCI).Results The majority (69%) of the donors had biological children of their own. The results from the TCI indicate that the oocyte donors were all within the normal range of character. With regard to personality, a significant difference was evident between the two groups: oocyte donors showed lower means for harm avoidance and higher scores for persistence than the controls. This indicates that the donors felt less worried, and displayed a lower level of fear of uncertainty, shyness and fatiguability, and a higher level of persistence, than the controls. In the present sample, 29 (16%) of the donors were so-called 'known donors', that is the recipient couples and the donors were known to each other. 'Known donors' displayed a mature and stable character. ConclusionWe found that the women who had been accepted for inclusion in this nationwide oocyte donor programme were all well adjusted and mature.

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Personality characteristics in a Swedish national sample of identifiable oocyte donors

Sydsjö

Lampic

Brändström

et al. 2011

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Amp; Gynaecology

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“…The results obtained in this study provide some insight into why women from general populations report positive attitudes towards oocyte donation, but do not report an intention to donate [e.g., [27][28][29][30]. Past studies have found that attitudes and intentions in the TPB model rarely predict actual behaviours [45].…”

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“…The interviews were semi-structured and covered participant's socio-demographic characteristics and key issues that emerged from previous theoretical studies using the TPB [27][28][29][30] were incorporated in the interview topic guide. Specifically, participants were asked to construct meanings around .…”

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“…Quantitative studies that have examined women from the general population attitudes towards oocyte donation for treatment and research [e.g., [25][26][27][28][29][30][31] reported positive attitudes towards oocyte donation, but low intentions to donate. However, some of these quantitative studies used psychological health models and found that components of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) [32] predicted intentions towards oocyte donation for treatment [27][28][29], research [30] and surrogacy [33].…”

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“…However, some of these quantitative studies used psychological health models and found that components of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) [32] predicted intentions towards oocyte donation for treatment [27][28][29], research [30] and surrogacy [33]. To the authors' knowledge, there has been no specific qualitative work with women from the general population regarding their beliefs and perceptions of oocyte donation.…”

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‘I feel like they were mine and I should be looking after them’: an exploration of non-patient women's attitudes towards oocyte donation

Purewal

Akker

2009

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology

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The aims of this study were to qualitatively assess the meaning of oocytes and oocyte donation for treatment and research among non-patient women in the UK using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. This study also assessed the application of components of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) in intentions and attitudes towards oocyte donation. Eight parous and nulliparous women from White and South Asian backgrounds, who reported no fertility problems, were interviewed. Four interrelated super-ordinate themes were identified: (1) oocytes as 'Just a cell' and 'Potential life'; (2) oocyte donation as 'Altruism' and 'Not normal behaviour'; (3) 'Importance of motherhood' and the 'Importance of a genetic link'. Ethnic differences were observed in the final theme (4) which identified the importance of 'Social Support' and 'Reproductive Control' in women's discourses of oocyte donation. Analysis revealed participant's beliefs and thoughts about oocyte donation were complex, interwoven and paradoxical. Previous quantitative studies that have assessed components of the TPB in relation to oocyte donation have failed to identity important alternative explanations of oocyte donation and subtle complexities in attitudes.

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Attitudes and intention to donate oocytes for research

Cited by 15 publications

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Personality characteristics in a Swedish national sample of identifiable oocyte donors

Personality characteristics in a Swedish national sample of identifiable oocyte donors

‘I feel like they were mine and I should be looking after them’: an exploration of non-patient women's attitudes towards oocyte donation

Overcoming Involuntary Childlessness and Assisted Conception

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