Motivations, compensation and anonymity in oocyte donors from 38 A.R.T. centers in the United States

Fusillo, M.; Shear, A.

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.053

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“…Further, there is no consensus on why women from the general population do not donate. In a recent review [3], we found that studies have reported financial gain [e.g., [4][5][6][7][8], altruism [e.g., 9,10], making up for a loss [e.g., 4,11,12] or an appreciation for motherhood [e.g., 4,10,13,14] are key motivators. However, most of these studies have used a questionnaire design, resulting in researchers only obtaining answers to the questions that they have asked.…”

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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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