Australian Centre for Public and Population Health Research, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
School of Nursing, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, Australia.
Hum Fertil (Camb). 2022 Oct;25(4):688-696. doi: 10.1080/14647273.2021.1873430. Epub 2021 Jan 15.
The demand for donated eggs outstrips supply in countries such as Australia where only altruistic egg donation is permitted. We conducted semi-structured interviews with women ( = 18), who had donated eggs in Australia in the last three years, to identify barriers and enablers for altruistic egg donation. Women reported difficulties in accessing trusted information on all aspects of egg donation and limited public awareness about the need for donor eggs. They generally had a good experience of pre-donation counselling and of the care provided by the fertility clinic staff. However, post-donation follow-up was deemed inadequate. Participants offered suggestions for how public education campaigns could enhance awareness about egg donation and how clinics could improve the post-donation experience. The findings indicate that the availability of independent, easily accessible, evidence-based information on egg donation; improved public awareness about the need for donor eggs; and proactive recruitment of donors may increase the local supply of donor eggs. Better clinic follow-up care, including post-donation counselling, would improve donors' experience of altruistic egg donation.
在澳大利亚等国家，对捐赠卵子的需求超过了供应，因为这些国家只允许利他主义的卵子捐赠。我们对过去三年在澳大利亚捐赠卵子的 18 名女性进行了半结构化访谈，以确定利他主义卵子捐赠的障碍和促成因素。女性报告说，很难获得关于卵子捐赠各个方面的可信信息，而且公众对捐赠卵子的需求认识有限。她们普遍对捐卵前咨询和生育诊所工作人员提供的护理有很好的体验。然而，捐卵后的随访被认为是不够的。参与者就如何通过公众教育运动提高人们对卵子捐赠的认识，以及诊所如何改善捐卵后的体验提出了建议。研究结果表明，提供独立、易于获取、基于证据的卵子捐赠信息；提高公众对捐赠卵子需求的认识；以及积极招募捐赠者，可能会增加当地捐赠卵子的供应。更好的诊所随访护理，包括捐卵后的咨询，将改善捐赠者的利他主义捐卵体验。
