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ArticleBasic and clinical andrology2023

Motivational stimuli to donate sperm among non-donor students.

Maya Ronen, Alon Kedem, Sarit Avraham, Michal Youngster, Gil Yerushalmi, Ariel Hourvitz, Itai Gat

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Article in Basic and clinical andrology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maya RonenFaculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. mayaronenmd@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6367-6708
Alon KedemFaculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Sarit AvrahamIVF Department, Shamir Medical Center, Zrifin, Israel.
Michal YoungsterIVF Department, Shamir Medical Center, Zrifin, Israel.
Gil YerushalmiIVF Department, Shamir Medical Center, Zrifin, Israel.
Ariel HourvitzFaculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Itai GatFaculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Tel Aviv University · ILAssaf Harofeh Medical Center · IL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSperm banks face a continuously evolving gap between the increasing demand for sperm donation (SD) vs. limited available reserve. To improve donors' recruitment and increase supply, motivations towards SD should be investigated specifically among young men who have the potential to become donors. Our aim was to evaluate factors which increase and decrease predisposition to donate sperm among non-donor students, who represent a "potential pool" for possible donors' recruitment.

resultsNinety-three men fulfilled the questionnaire with mean age of 28.2 ± 4.5 years. The most powerful incentive to donate sperm was financial reward followed by a willingness to help others to build a family (3.8 and 3.4, respectively). The most dominant consideration to decline donation was the fear of anonymity loss and future regret (4 and 3.8). While participants' willingness for anonymous SD was fair (2.8), the open-identity donation was rated significantly lower (1.75, p < 0.01). Familiarity with recipients and offspring had lower scores (1.9-2.2) as well.

conclusionsYoung single men represent a suitable cohort for anonymous donation. Financial reward and willingness to help others are important positive incentives while anonymity preservation is crucial to maintain their willingness towards SD. Regulatory shifting towards open-identity SD necessitates the establishment of an alternative "potential pool" population as a reliable source to recruit donors.

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