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A Gift From the Heart: The Experiences of Women Whose Egg Donations Helped Their Sisters Become Mothers
Author(s) -
Winter Alanna,
Daniluk Judith C.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2004.tb00337.x
Subject(s) - nephew and niece , feeling , donation , egg donation , narrative , psychology , qualitative research , oocyte donation , social psychology , medicine , family medicine , gynecology , sociology , political science , biology , law , genetics , social science , linguistics , philosophy , embryo , oocyte
During in‐depth interviews, 3 women whose egg donations resulted in the birth of a child or children for their sisters discussed their donation motivations and decisions, the challenges of the donation procedure, and their postdonation feelings and experiences in the years since the birth of their nieces and nephews. The findings of this narrative study support the viability and advantages of this form of family building and highlight the counseling and support needs of known donors throughout the process.