ArticleThe Journal of reproductive medicine
Egg donation brokers: an analysis of agency versus in vitro fertilization clinic websites.
Article in The Journal of reproductive medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mapping Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of gamete donation.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2024Review
- The fate of surplus embryos: ethical and emotional impacts on assisted reproduction.JBRA assisted reproduction · 2020Article
- What do Infertile Women Think about Oocyte Reception, Oocyte Donation, and Child Adoption?Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2017Article
- Buying and selling human eggs: infertility providers' ethical and other concerns regarding egg donor agencies.BMC medical ethics · 2016Article
- How Agencies Market Egg Donation on the Internet: A Qualitative Study.The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics · 2015Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo compare websites of agencies that broker the services of women who provide human eggs for in vitro fertilization versus clinics that recruit egg providers. STUDY
designWe examined 207 websites, of which 128 were egg provider agency 40%) or clinic (60%) websites that recruited providers online. We compared them regarding several variables related to adherence to American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) guidelines.
resultsAccording to their respective websites, agencies were more likely than clinics to mention ASRM guidelines, be located in the West/Pacific, indicate compensation, offer a fee range, set their minimum > $5,000, specify preferable traits, cap provider age at 31, require an education minimum, allow both parties to meet, discuss short-term risks, and not acknowledge a possible cancer risk. Only 25.5% of agencies and 19.5% of clinics mention psychological/emotional risks, and 11.8% and 5.2%, respectively, mention risk to future fertility.
conclusionThis research, the first to systematically compare several key aspects of egg provider agencies versus clinics, suggests it significant differences in adherence to guidelines, raising several concerns and suggesting needs for consideration of improved monitoring and regulation by ASRM or others.
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