Imperial College London
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Mr SRDJAN SASO

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction

Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
 
 
 
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+44 (0)7890 795 182srdjan.saso01

 
 
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Location

 

Institute of Reproductive and Developmental BiologyHammersmith Campus

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Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Bracewell-Milnes:2016:humupd/dmw006,
author = {Bracewell-Milnes, T and Saso, S and Bora, S and Ismail, AM and Al-Memar, M and Hamed, AH and Abdalla, H and Thum, MY},
doi = {humupd/dmw006},
journal = {Human Reproduction Update},
title = {Investigating psychosocial attitudes, motivations and experiences of oocyte donors, recipients and egg sharers: a systematic review.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmw006},
year = {2016}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - INTRODUCTION: The donation of oocytes has been made feasible as a result of in vitro fertilization (IVF). This treatment offers an answer for infertile women with ovarian conditions, such as primary ovarian insufficiency. Demand for oocyte donors has been on the rise globally, with infertile couples, as well as gay men, increasingly using it as a means to found their families. With an acute shortage of oocyte donors globally, the psychosocial aspects behind oocyte donation are important for fertility clinics to understand. This paper aims primarily to provide an up-to-date systematic review of the psychosocial aspects of oocyte donation from the point of view of oocyte donors and recipients and egg sharers. Its secondary aims are to explore the motives and experiences of donors as well as attitudes towards donor anonymity and disclosure. An emphasis has been placed on the analysis of donors in the UK. No review has analysed together the aforementioned donor groups along with recipient group. METHODS: A systematic search of English peer-reviewed journals of four computerized databases was undertaken, with no time restriction set for publications. RESULTS: There were 62 studies which met the inclusion criteria and were included in the systematic review. Attitudes towards donation were positive from both a donor oocyte and recipient point of view, with medical procedures being well tolerated and excellent post-donation satisfaction among all donor groups. There were distinct differences between the different donor groups and recipients in motivation for oocyte donation and decisions for disclosure. Attitudes towards anonymity issues were reassuring with a significant proportion of donors of all types willing to donate as identifiable donors. However, there were methodological limitations identified in the studies reviewed. CONCLUSION: This review successfully explored the important psychosocial aspects of oocyte donation. In general terms the attitudes and feeling of p
AU  - Bracewell-Milnes,T
AU  - Saso,S
AU  - Bora,S
AU  - Ismail,AM
AU  - Al-Memar,M
AU  - Hamed,AH
AU  - Abdalla,H
AU  - Thum,MY
DO  - humupd/dmw006
PY  - 2016///
SN  - 1460-2369
TI  - Investigating psychosocial attitudes, motivations and experiences of oocyte donors, recipients and egg sharers: a systematic review.
T2  - Human Reproduction Update
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmw006
ER  -
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