Compliance with donor age recommendations in oocyte donor recruitment advertisements in the USA

REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE

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Alberta, Hillary B.¹  Berry, Roberta M.^1,2  Levine, Aaron D.^1,3 

[1] Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Publ Policy, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA

[2] Georgia State Univ, Coll Law, Ctr Law Hlth & Soc, Atlanta, GA 30302 USA

[3] Georgia Inst Technol, Inst Bioengn & Biosci, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA

关键词: donor age;    donor recruitment;    donor risks;    egg donation;    ethics;    policy;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.11.011

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

IVF using donated oocytes offers benefits to many infertile patients, yet the technique also raises a number of ethical concerns, including worries about potential physical and psychological risks to oocyte donors. In the USA, oversight of oocyte donation consists of a combination of federal and state regulations and self-regulatory guidelines promulgated by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. This study assesses compliance with one of these self-regulatory guidelines - specifically, ASRM's preferred minimum age for donors of 21. To assess compliance, 539 oocyte donor recruitment advertisements from two recruitment channels (Craigslist and college newspapers) were collected and evaluated. Of these, 61% in the Craigslist dataset and 43% in the college newspaper dataset listed minimum ages between 18 and 20, which is inconsistent with ASRM's preferred minimum age recommendation of 21. Advertisements placed by oocyte donor recruitment agencies were more likely than advertisements placed by clinics to specify minimum ages between 18 and 20. These results indicate that ASRM should evaluate and consider revising its donor age guidelines. (C) 2012, Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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