Two Decades After Legislation on Identifiable Donors in Sweden: Are Recipient Couples Ready to be Open About Using Gamete Donation?

Isaksson, Stina; Svanberg, Agneta Skoog; Sydsjö, Gunilla; Thurin‐Kjellberg, Ann; Karlström, Per Olof; Solensten, N G; Lampic, Claudia

doi:10.1097/ogx.0b013e3182338cc9

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“…Participants were cognizant of a child's rights to genetic heritage with a philosophy valuing transparency, honesty, and identity needs for the donor-conceived child and recognizing a child's right to disclosure about circumstances of conception and to biological knowledge. The results of this study are congruent with other studies showing that prospective recipient parents have donor information needs, including knowledge of biological lineage for their children (49)(50)(51) with an increasing proportion of recipient parents now wanting to disclose circumstances of conception (52). Whether donor information exchange needs can be reliably fulfilled through international CBRC donor conception programs, however, has not been put to the empirical test.…”

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confidence: 92%

Motivations and experiences of patients seeking cross-border reproductive care: the Australian and New Zealand context

Rodino

Goedeke

Nowoweiski

2014

Fertility and Sterility

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Motivations and experiences of patients seeking cross-border reproductive care: the Australian and New Zealand context

Rodino

Goedeke

Nowoweiski

2014

Fertility and Sterility

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“…It is interesting to compare this research to a recent study conducted by Isaksson et al (2011). For that study, the researchers examined Swedish oocyte recipients' attitudes regarding information giving to resultant children.…”

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confidence: 99%

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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“…There is little up-to-date knowledge about disclosure levels though they appear to be rising (Soderstrom-Antilla et al, 2010;Isaksson et al, 2011). Lesbian-and single parent-headed families appear the most likely to be open (Jadva et al, 2009;Beeson et al, 2011;Readings et al, 2011).…”

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It ‘did what it said on the tin’ – Participant's views of the content and process of donor conception parenthood preparation workshops

Crawshaw

Montuschi²

2014

Human Fertility

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Using donor conception treatment for family building brings challenges as well as rewards. As social model approaches to managing genetic difference within families gradually replace earlier medical models, parents are encouraged to be open with their children about their origins amidst greater social acceptance. Little is known about effective interventions to help prospective parents prepare for such family life. A survey was sent to participants in 16 Preparation for Parenthood workshops run in England by Donor Conception Network, a peer support organisation, between 2008 and 2010. The 79 respondents (32.4% response) included heterosexual couples, lesbian couples and single women considering sperm, egg or double donation. In 86% couples, both partners responded. The use of a range of techniques, a family lifespan approach, facilitators with personal as well as professional experience, medical and psychosocial specialists, and access to peer support were well received. Results suggest the value of attending cognitive and affective processes, acknowledging the impact of stigma and discussing how the donor's biography/presence can be conjoined with that of the new family. Findings suggest workshop approaches to donor conception parenthood preparation can be useful for prospective lesbian/single women/heterosexual-headed families considering donor conception. Such interventions have not previously been reported.

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Two Decades After Legislation on Identifiable Donors in Sweden: Are Recipient Couples Ready to be Open About Using Gamete Donation?

Cited by 7 publications

References 26 publications

Motivations and experiences of patients seeking cross-border reproductive care: the Australian and New Zealand context

Motivations and experiences of patients seeking cross-border reproductive care: the Australian and New Zealand context

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

It ‘did what it said on the tin’ – Participant's views of the content and process of donor conception parenthood preparation workshops

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