Personality characteristics in a Swedish national sample of identifiable oocyte donors

Sydsjö, Gunilla; Lampic, Claudia; Brändström, Sven; Gudmundsson, Johannes; Karlström, Per-Olof; Solensten, N G; Thurin‐Kjellberg, Ann; Svanberg, Agneta Skoog

doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.02953.x

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“…Recent results from the nationwide longitudinal ‘Swedish study on gamete donation’ have shown that female and male identity-release donors present with mature and stable personality characteristics (Sydsjö et al , 2011; Sydsjo et al , 2012), donate for altruistic reasons (Skoog Svanberg et al , 2012) and that pre-donation ambivalence is related to lower satisfaction with their contribution 2 months post-donation (Skoog Svanberg et al , 2013). …”

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Attitudes towards disclosure and relationship to donor offspring among a national cohort of identity-release oocyte and sperm donors

2014

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STUDY QUESTIONWhat are oocyte donors and sperm donors' attitudes towards disclosure and relationship to donor offspring?SUMMARY ANSWEROocyte and sperm donors in an identity-release donor programme support disclosure to donor offspring and have overall positive or neutral attitudes towards future contact with offspring.WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADYThere is a global trend towards open-identity gamete donation with an increasing number of countries introducing legislation allowing only identifiable donors. While women and men who enrol in identity-release donor programmes accept that they may be contacted by donor offspring, there is limited knowledge of their attitudes towards disclosure to donor offspring and how they perceive their relationship to potential donor offspring.STUDY DESIGN, SIZE AND DURATIONThe present study is part of the ‘Swedish study on gamete donation’, a prospective cohort study including donors at all fertility clinics performing donation treatment in Sweden. During a 3-year period (2005–2008), donors were recruited consecutively and a total of 157 oocyte donors and 113 sperm donors (who did not donate to a specific ‘known’ couple) were included prior to donation. Participants in the present study include 125 female (80%) and 80 male donors (71%) that completed two follow-up assessments.PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTINGS AND METHODSParticipants completed two postal questionnaires 2 months after donation and 14 months after donation. Attitudes towards disclosure to donor offspring were assessed with an established instrument. Perceptions of involvement with donor offspring and need for counselling was assessed with study-specific instruments. Statistical analyses were performed with non-parametric tests.MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCEA majority of oocyte and sperm donors supported disclosure to donor offspring (71–91%) and had positive or neutral attitudes towards future contact with offspring (80–87%). Sperm donors reported a higher level of involvement with potential donor offspring compared with oocyte donors (P = 0.005). Few donors reported a need for more counselling regarding the consequences of their donation.LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTIONWhile the multicentre study design strengthens external validity, attrition induced a risk of selection bias. In addition, the use of study-specific instruments that have not been psychometrically tested is a limitation.WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGSThe positive attitudes towards disclosure to offspring of female and male identity-release donors are in line with previous reports of anonymous and known donors. While our results on donors' general positive or neutral attitudes towards future contact with potential donor offspring are reassuring, a subset of donors with negative attitudes towards such contact warrants concern and suggests a need for counselling on long-term consequences of donating gametes.STUDY FUNDINGThe ‘Swedish study on gamete donation’ was funded by the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare...

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Attitudes towards disclosure and relationship to donor offspring among a national cohort of identity-release oocyte and sperm donors

2014

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“…During the past 10 years, a Swedish national cohort of identity‐release oocyte and sperm donors has been followed with the aim of studying psychosocial aspects of donating gametes. Both female and male donors were found to have mature and stable personality characteristics when they were accepted to become donors , and Skoog Svanberg et al. (2013) reported that both men and women were in general satisfied with their contribution as donors .…”

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Oocyte and sperm donors' opinions on the acceptable number of offspring

Sydsjö

Lampic

Bladh

et al. 2014

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand

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Objective: To investigate opinions on the acceptable number of donation offspring in a national cohort of oocyte and sperm donors.Design: A prospective follow-up study on a national cohort of gamete donors. Setting: Sweden.Methods: Study-specific questionnaire. Main outcome measures:Opinion on the acceptable number of offspring from one donor.Results: About half of both oocyte and sperm donors expressed an opinion that the number of offspring from one donor should be limited to between one and ten, and many donors reported having no firm opinion. When controlling for age, educational level, marital status and biological children, oocyte donors were four times more likely to support an upper limit of five offspring compared to sperm donors. For many sperm and oocyte donors the number of offspring resulting from their donations was unknown (43.2% oocyte, 47.1% sperm). Conclusion:Oocyte donors have more restrictive opinions on the acceptable number of offspring from one donor compared to sperm donors. Donors perform a very humanitarian and societal act when donating their gametes. In the ambition to have safe and trustworthy clinics we need to have well-known regulations to be able to recruit donors in the future.

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“…However, in Sweden it is recommended by the National Board of Health and Welfare that the donor should be unrelated due to psychological issues. Thus, in an earlier Swedish study, approximately 80% of OD was performed with an unrelated donor .…”

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High risks of maternal and perinatal complications in singletons born after oocyte donation

Nejdet

Bergh

Källén

et al. 2016

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand

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Personality characteristics in a Swedish national sample of identifiable oocyte donors

Cited by 15 publications

References 14 publications

Attitudes towards disclosure and relationship to donor offspring among a national cohort of identity-release oocyte and sperm donors

Attitudes towards disclosure and relationship to donor offspring among a national cohort of identity-release oocyte and sperm donors

Oocyte and sperm donors' opinions on the acceptable number of offspring

High risks of maternal and perinatal complications in singletons born after oocyte donation

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