Department of Philosophy and Moral Science, Bioethics Institute Ghent (BIG), Ghent University, Blandijnberg 2, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium.
J Assist Reprod Genet. 2019 Jul;36(7):1431-1439. doi: 10.1007/s10815-019-01491-0. Epub 2019 May 30.
The aim of this study is to assess the attitude of heterosexual female students towards sperm donation by their partners and towards sperm donation in general.
The method is an online anonymous survey of 1525 female students.
The majority of the women had a positive attitude towards sperm donation in general, but only 37% would support their partner if he would want to donate. The highest barriers to accepting donation by their partner were the fact that he would have one or more children that she would not know (55.8%) and the chance that he would be traced by his donor offspring (58.9%). There was a significant difference between the general attitude towards sperm donation as a fertility treatment and the attitude towards sperm donation by the partner.
Men rightly worry about their partner or future partner when they donated or consider donating sperm. Only about one in three women would support their partner if he would want to donate. The majority of women perceived sperm donation by their partner as an act that also concerns them and believed that they should be heard in this decision. To promote full informed consent, the relational component should be included in counselling donors, not only regarding the present but also regarding the (possible) future partner.
本研究旨在评估异性恋女性学生对其伴侣捐精的态度以及对捐精的总体态度。
该方法是对 1525 名女学生进行在线匿名调查。
大多数女性对捐精总体持积极态度，但只有 37%的女性会支持其伴侣捐精。她们拒绝接受伴侣捐精的最大障碍是，伴侣可能会有一个或多个她不知道的孩子（55.8%），以及伴侣可能会被捐精者的后代追踪到（58.9%）。对捐精作为一种生育治疗的总体态度与对伴侣捐精的态度存在显著差异。
男性在捐精或考虑捐精时，确实会担心他们的伴侣或未来的伴侣。只有大约三分之一的女性会支持其伴侣捐精。大多数女性认为伴侣捐精也是与她们有关的行为，并认为她们应该在这个决定中被倾听。为了促进充分知情同意，在为供精者提供咨询时，应包括关系因素，不仅要考虑到现在，还要考虑到（可能的）未来伴侣。
