Jadva V, Lamba N, Kadam K, Golombok S
Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RF, UK.
Corion Fertility Clinic, Trans Avenue, Lokhandwala Road, Andheri (West), Mumbai-400053, India.
Reprod Biomed Soc Online. 2015 Dec;1(2):98-103. doi: 10.1016/j.rbms.2016.04.003.
This is the first study to examine characteristics, motivations and experiences of Indian egg donors. In-depth interviews were conducted with 25 egg donors who had donated during the previous 8 months at a fertility clinic in Mumbai. The semi-structured interviews were conducted in Hindi and English. In addition to demographic information, data were collected on donors' motivations for donating, with whom they had discussed donation, and feelings towards the recipients. The response rate was 66%. All participants were literate and had attended school. Twenty (80%) egg donors had children and five (20%) did not. The most common motivation (19, 76%) for donating was financial need. Egg donors had discussed their donation with their husband or with close family/friends, with almost all mentioning that wider society would disapprove. The majority (20, 80%) had no information about the recipients and 11 (44%) preferred not to. The findings highlight the similarities and differences between egg donors from India and those from other countries and that egg donors are of a more varied demographic background than surrogates in India. Given that India has been a popular destination for fertility treatment, the findings have important implications for regulation and practice within India and internationally.
这是第一项研究印度卵子捐赠者的特征、动机和经历的研究。对在孟买一家生育诊所前8个月内进行过捐赠的25名卵子捐赠者进行了深入访谈。半结构化访谈以印地语和英语进行。除了人口统计学信息外，还收集了捐赠者的捐赠动机、他们与谁讨论过捐赠以及对受赠者的感受等数据。回应率为66%。所有参与者都识字且上过学。20名（80%）卵子捐赠者有孩子，5名（20%）没有孩子。最常见的捐赠动机（19名，76%）是经济需求。卵子捐赠者与丈夫或亲密的家人/朋友讨论过他们的捐赠，几乎所有人都提到更广泛的社会会不赞成。大多数（20名，80%）对受赠者没有了解，11名（44%）也不想了解。研究结果凸显了印度卵子捐赠者与其他国家卵子捐赠者之间的异同，并且印度卵子捐赠者的人口背景比印度代孕者更多样化。鉴于印度一直是生育治疗的热门目的地，这些研究结果对印度国内及国际上的监管和实践具有重要意义。
