Systematic review of oocyte donation: investigating attitudes, motivations and experiences

Purewal, Satvinder; Akker, Olga van den

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“…Overall, studies have largely observed positive attitudes toward egg donation, particularly among the fertile populations ( Purewal & van der Akker, 2009). Purewal and van den Akker (2006) found that approximately 40 percent of their sample of British women rated themselves as possible donors.…”

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“…In addition, those who labeled themselves as possible donors ranked high on sources of support and decisional control. Research has found significantly different attitudes toward egg donation based on gender, fertility status, and ethnicity ( Purewal & van der Akker, 2009). For example, one study found that British Caucasian women were more likely to be possible egg donors than British Asian women ( Purewal & van der Akker, 2006).…”

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Exploring Motivations, Awareness of Side Effects, and Attitudes among Potential Egg Donors

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This research study surveyed prospective egg donors at orientation to (a) understand women's motivations to donate eggs, (b) assess awareness and knowledge of egg donation prior to entry into the egg donation program, and (c) explore attitudes toward egg donation. Ninetytwo women completed the questionnaire at one fertility clinic located in the Midwest between August 2011 and August 2012. Descriptive and inferential statistics as well as textual analysis were used to analyze the data. Three themes emerged regarding participant motivations: (1) altruistic, (2) financial, and (3) desire to pass on genetic material. The majority of participants were unconcerned with potential physical and psychological side effects; however, differences emerged based on motherhood status and educational level. Although potential donors felt recipients should receive some information about the donor, they tended to value privacy regarding information giving to resultant offspring. This research study has implications for social work practice, policy, and future research. It is crucial that women receive adequate procedural and side effect information prior to engaging in egg donation.

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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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“…1 The differences in laws and treatments reflect the differing policies, and religious and ethical principles, of each country.…”

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Personality characteristics in a Swedish national sample of identifiable oocyte donors

Sydsjö

Lampic

Brändström

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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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Overcoming Involuntary Childlessness and Assisted Conception

Akker

Olga²

2012

Reproductive Health Psychology

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Systematic review of oocyte donation: investigating attitudes, motivations and experiences

Abstract: Differences between donor groups on a range of factors highlight the need for tailored psychosocial evaluation and counselling. The review has demonstrated that it is not useful to generalize across donor groups on various factors relating to oocyte donation.

Cited by 117 publications

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Exploring Motivations, Awareness of Side Effects, and Attitudes among Potential Egg Donors

Exploring Motivations, Awareness of Side Effects, and Attitudes among Potential Egg Donors

Personality characteristics in a Swedish national sample of identifiable oocyte donors

Overcoming Involuntary Childlessness and Assisted Conception

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