Les couples qui procréent par don de sperme en informent-ils leurs enfants ?

Le don de spermatozoïdes face aux défis de la révision de la loi relative à la bioéthique du 2 août 2021

“…Néanmoins, les résultats varient selon études, pays, le type de bénéficiaires du don (selon qu'ils sont des couples infertiles, des couples lesbiens, ou des femmes seules) (5-10). Il y a peu d'études en France sur l'intention de transmettre l'information ou sur l'impact de l'information à la personne issue de don (11)(12)(13)(14)(15). Le nombre de personnes informées est néanmoins une donnée clé pour évaluer le flux potentiel de demandes.…”

Sperm donor conception and disclosure to children: a 10-year retrospective follow-up study of parental attitudes in one French center for the study and preservation of eggs and sperm (CECOS)

“…The questionnaire (Supplemental Material) included 20 items with open or closed questions and aimed to determine the following: [1] the percentage of parents who disclose their use of donated spermatozoa to their children; [2] whether the parents' disclosure was consistent with their original intention before undergoing ART; and [3] the circumstances under which and by whom the disclosure was made. The first part of the questionnaire (Supplemental Material) provided information regarding the person who completed the questionnaire and their child's birth year (questions 1 and 2).…”

“…In France, the specifications of sperm donation are that it is only available for heterosexual couples and that it is strictly anonymous. In this context, only two studies have attempted to evaluate the percentage of parents who disclosed the donor origin to their offspring, but the percentages were based on couples who answered the questionnaires, and there have been relatively low participation rates (1,3). However, it seems that couples interviewed before ART are more open to disclosing the information than couples who already have a child (1).…”