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Attitudes towards gamete donation among couples undergoing in vitro fertilization
Author(s) -
OSKARSSON THORDUR,
DIMITRY ESSAM S.,
MILLS MARTIN S.,
HUNT JENNIFER,
WINSTON ROBERT M. L.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1991.tb13424.x
Subject(s) - oocyte donation , in vitro fertilisation , donation , sperm donation , sperm , human fertilization , gynecology , family medicine , medicine , egg donation , andrology , psychology , oocyte , biology , embryo , genetics , political science , anatomy , law
Summary. The attitudes of 234 anonymous couples undergoing in vitro fertilization toward sperm and oocyte donation were explored by questionnaire. All the questionnaires were returned of which 222 (95%) were complete and analysed. A high proportion of couples found the use of donor sperm acceptable for therapeutic, diagnostic and treatment purposes (77%, 90% and 97% respectively) and 72%, 84% and 90% respectively were willing to donate oocytes for these purposes. Of potential oocyte donors 41% would agree to nonanonymous donation, 12% would wish to meet the recipient couple and although only 4% wanted to choose the recipient, a quarter of the couples would prefer a relative or friend as the recipient. Provision of nonidentifying information about the donor to the recipient couple was acceptable to almost 70% whereas 40% found giving the same information to the child acceptable.