A new Dutch Law regulating provision of identifying information of donors to offspring: background, content and impact

Janssens, Pim M.W.; Simons, Arnold; Kooij, R.J. van; Blokzijl, E.; Dunselman, G.A.J.

doi:10.1093/humrep/dei407

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“…However, while the number of infertile couples requesting AID has remained constant, the gap between those providing donations and those requesting AID has widened. 16,17 In the United States, a 'double track' policy has become increasingly popular. Under this policy, the donor can choose to be either an anonymous or an identified donor.…”

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Sperm donation and its application in China: a 7-year multicenter retrospective study

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Zhu²,

Zhang³

et al. 2011

Asian J Androl

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Sperm donation in China is different from that in other countries due to cultural, social and political factors. This research presents the current status of sperm donation in Mainland China and highlights some problems. Between January 2003 and December 2009, 19 471 sperm donors were screened totally and 6467 donors (33.2%) were recruited. The primary reasons for non-recruitment were either inadequate semen parameters (55.0%) or positive results for sexually transmitted diseases (7.9%). There were 327 (1.7%) qualified donors who withdrew from the program because of frustration related to failed semen parameters, participation merely for free medical tests or job transfer. A questionnaire investigating donor intention, as well as other concerns associated with sperm donation, was distributed to 516 potential donors. All potential donors indicated their primary motivation as altruism, while 90.9% mentioned monetary reward as a second motivating factor. Approximately 93.4% of donors expressed some apprehension about the risk of consanguineous mating and the protection of their identity. Over the past 7 years, 488 389 vials of donors' semen have been cryopreserved. In 36 438 artificial insemination with donor sperm (AID) cycles, the clinical pregnancy rate was 23.9% and the live birth rate was 16.6%. In 7148 in vitro fertilization cycles, the clinical pregnancy rate was 45.8% and the live birth rate was 35.2%. Human sperm banks have been strictly monitored to ensure that each sperm donor can only impregnate five women nationwide. There is still a large gap between the supply and demand for sperm donation which may be solved by updated guidelines.

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Sperm donation and its application in China: a 7-year multicenter retrospective study

Ping

Zhu²,

Zhang³

et al. 2011

Asian J Androl

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“…In countries where donor anonymity has been abolished and disclosure is possible after children born of donated embryos have attained a certain age i.e. 18 years old [7,8], the situation can be even more psychologically disturbing for prospective donor couples. On the other hand, former patients who have decided to donate for the treatment of other infertile couples, often cite their perception of frozen embryos as 'living entities,' and their subsequent moral inhibition against the destruction of a potential human life in either stem cell research or embryo disposal [3][4][5][6].…”

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Donation of surplus frozen embryos for stem cell research or fertility treatment—Should medical professionals and healthcare institutions be allowed to exercise undue influence on the informed decision of their former patients?

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2006

J Assist Reprod Genet

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The increasing availability of clinical assisted reproduction has led to an accumulated surplus of frozen embryos within fertility clinics worldwide. Couples that have attained success in clinical assisted reproduction, and have no further desire to reproduce; are often faced with an agonizing dilemma on what to do with their surplus frozen embryos-whether to simply discard them, or donate either for scientific research or to other infertile couples. There is a risk that persons or institutions directly involved in procuring donated embryos will prioritize their own interests over the informed choice of the patient to donate either for scientific research or to other infertile couples. Very often, formerly infertile couples who have attained reproductive success feel an overwhelming sense of gratitude to the fertility doctor handling their treatment. Hence, there is a risk of medical professionals exercising undue influence on their former patients, to sway the final decision to their preferred outcome. In the private practice setting, the preferred outcome would likely be donation for the treatment of other infertile couples; whilst in the case of medical professionals affiliated with research or academic institutions, the preferred outcome would likely be donation for stem cell research.

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“…The clinics fear that, if anonymity is removed, this will drastically reduce the number of donors as well as the number of families that come to Spain to receive assisted reproduction treatments. Currently available empirical evidence supporting the idea that removing anonymity would reduce the number of donors is not conclusive; studies (Daniels and Lalos 1995;Janssens et al 2006;Blyth and Frith 2008;Nuffield Council on Bioethics 2013) show that what usually occurs is a temporary decrease and a change in the profile of donors.…”

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Strategies to Personalize and to Depersonalize Donors When Telling about Genetic/Gestational Origins

2018

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A new Dutch Law regulating provision of identifying information of donors to offspring: background, content and impact

Cited by 70 publications

References 15 publications

Sperm donation and its application in China: a 7-year multicenter retrospective study

Sperm donation and its application in China: a 7-year multicenter retrospective study

Donation of surplus frozen embryos for stem cell research or fertility treatment—Should medical professionals and healthcare institutions be allowed to exercise undue influence on the informed decision of their former patients?

Strategies to Personalize and to Depersonalize Donors When Telling about Genetic/Gestational Origins

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