ArticleReproductive health2018
Attitudes of sperm, egg and embryo donors and recipients towards genetic information and screening of donors.
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- A systematic review of assisted and third-party reproduction guidelines regarding management and care of donors.Reproductive health · 2024Pooled it
- Scoping review and recommendations for development and delivery of education resources for reproductive genetic carrier screening.European journal of human genetics : EJHG · 2026Review
- Discrepancies between application and genetic consultation during routine ovum donor screening in large fertility network.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2025Article
- Stakeholders' experiences and perspectives of reproductive genetic carrier screening in gamete donation: a scoping review.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
- Sperm and egg donors' views on identity release, donor offspring information and genetic testing.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2025Article
- Egg donors' attitudes toward identifiability, offspring information, and genetic testing.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2025Article
- An exploratory study of perceptions and utilization of genetic information in the intended parent experience of oocyte donor selection.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2024Article
- Mapping Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of gamete donation.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2024Review
- 'It's like donating blood': Ghanaian university students' knowledge and attitudes towards egg and sperm donation.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Mapping ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of preimplantation genetic testing (PGT).Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2024Review
- The influence of expanded carrier screening in assisted reproductive techniques: changed the 'game'- review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Good practice recommendations for information provision for those involved in reproductive donationHuman reproduction open · 2022Article
- The use of expanded carrier screening of gamete donors.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2021Review
- Lowe syndrome identified in the offspring of an oocyte donor who was an unknown carrier of a de novo mutation: a case report and review of the literature.Journal of medical case reports · 2019Review
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundGamete and embryo donors undergo genetic screening procedures in order to maximise the health of donor-conceived offspring. In the era of genomic medicine, expanded genetic screening may be offered to donors for the purpose of avoiding transmission of harmful genetic mutations. The objective of this study was to explore the attitudes of donors and recipients toward the expanded genetic screening of donors.
methodsQualitative interview study with thematic analysis, undertaken in a tertiary fertility centre. Semi-structured in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with eleven recipients and nine donors from three different cohorts (sperm, egg and embryo donors/recipients).
resultsDonors and recipients acknowledged the importance of genetic information and were comfortable with the existing level of genetic screening of donors. Recipients recognised some potential benefits of expanded genetic screening of donors; however both recipients and donors were apprehensive about extended genomic technologies, with concerns about how this information would be used and the ethics of genetic selectivity.
conclusionParticipants in donor programs support some level of genetic screening of donors, but are wary of expanding genetic screening beyond current levels.
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