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ArticleJournal of religion and health2025

Stringent Regulations of Oocyte Donation Among Jewish Women in Israel: Characteristics and Outcomes of the National Oocyte Donation Program in One Central IVF Unit.

Livia Preisler, Nivin Samara, Yael Kalma, Tali Arad, Asnat Groutz, Foad Azem, Hadar Amir

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Livia PreislerRacine IVF Unit, Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Fertility Institute, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv University, 6 Weizmann Street, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Nivin SamaraRacine IVF Unit, Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Fertility Institute, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv University, 6 Weizmann Street, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Yael KalmaRacine IVF Unit, Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Fertility Institute, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv University, 6 Weizmann Street, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Tali AradRacine IVF Unit, Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Fertility Institute, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv University, 6 Weizmann Street, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Asnat GroutzRacine IVF Unit, Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Fertility Institute, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv University, 6 Weizmann Street, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Foad AzemRacine IVF Unit, Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Fertility Institute, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv University, 6 Weizmann Street, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Hadar AmirRacine IVF Unit, Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Fertility Institute, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv University, 6 Weizmann Street, Tel Aviv, Israel. hadarnmb@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3868-2767

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Abstract

On September 5, 2010, the Israeli Parliament passed a law that allows Israeli female residents to donate their oocytes to infertile Israeli female residents. This law includes unique restrictions that do not exist in other countries. Our aim was to characterize Israeli oocyte donors and recipients and the outcomes of the oocyte donation program as regulated by national law. This retrospective study included 26 financially compensated volunteer donors (mean age 29 ± 3.52 years) and 69 recipients (mean age 44.6 ± 3.53 years) who underwent 30 intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles and 166 embryo transfers (ETs) in our unit between March 2016 and November 2020. Stringent legal caveats unique to Israel (e.g., Jewish/Moslem donor only to Jewish/Moslem recipient, only unmarried donor, eggs in one cycle restricted to ≤ 3 recipients, donated sperm only from non-Jewish donors, and more) were meticulously applied. Sociodemographic characterizations of donors and recipients were reviewed, and pregnancy and obstetric outcomes were determined. Variables that were significant in achieving live births among the recipients were examined. Twenty-five donors and all 69 recipients were Jewish, and most were unmarried and childless. The main indication for seeking egg donation was age ≥ 40 years/perimenopause (80%). One-half of the recipients used donor sperm and one-half used partner sperm. The pregnancy, clinical pregnancy, live birth, and miscarriage rates were 28.6%, 19.2%, 18.2%, and 2.8%. The live birth rate was negatively associated with multiple ETs. Maternal complications included hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (18.2%), gestational diabetes mellitus (32.3%), and caesarean sections (78.8%). There were no adverse neonatal outcomes. In conclusion, few young women are interested in donating oocytes in Israel. Pregnancy and live birth rates are lower than published values in other egg donation programs.

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Fertilization in VitroJewsOocyte DonationAdultFemaleHumansIsraelPregnancyRetrospective StudiesFinancially compensated volunteersIsraeli lawOocyte donationOocyte donorsOocyte recipientsOutcomes

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