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Attitudes towards gamete donation among IVF doctors in the Nordic countries - are they in line with national legislation?
University of Gävle, Department of Caring Sciences and Sociology, Ämnesavdelningen för vårdvetenskap. Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
2009 (English)In: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, ISSN 1058-0468, E-ISSN 1573-7330, Vol. 26, no 5, p. 231-238Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Purpose: To compare attitudes towards gamete donation between IVF doctors in the Nordic countries, and to determine whether attitudes are in correspondence with national legislation. Materials and methods: A study-specific questionnaire was used to study attitudes of 108 IVF doctors (92% response). Participants constituted 78% of all IVF doctors in Sweden, Denmark and Norway and 15% of IVF doctors in Finland. Results: Despite similar legislation regarding offspring right to learn his/her donor's identity, IVF doctors from Norway reported significantly more negative attitudes towards disclosure than did Swedish physicians. A majority from all countries demonstrated positive attitudes towards embryo donation and allowing sperm donation for lesbian couples. Physicians reported strong support for anonymous donation but less support for 'known' donation. Conclusion: There are discrepancies between IVF doctors' attitudes towards gamete donation and national legislation in four Nordic countries. Negative attitudes towards disclosure to offspring may counteract legislative intentions.

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2009. Vol. 26, no 5, p. 231-238
Keywords [en]
Attitude of health personnel; Heterologous artificial insemination; Legislation as topic; Oocyte donation; Physicians
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-5364DOI: 10.1007/s10815-009-9311-0ISI: 000268544800001PubMedID: 19472047Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-70349593718OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-5364DiVA, id: diva2:234375
Available from: 2009-09-08 Created: 2009-09-08 Last updated: 2018-03-13Bibliographically approved

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