Anonymous oocyte donation: a psychological study of recipients, donors and children.
The psychological features of anonymous, personalized oocyte donation are examined. The specific psychological profiles of recipients and donors are described, as well as the psychological experience of patients undergoing fertilization attempts. Preliminary data from an ongoing 3-year longitudinal study of children born by these medically assisted procreation techniques are reported.
Raoul-Duval
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Unité de Fécondation in vitro, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Clamart, France.
Letur-Konirsch
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Frydman
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D003717:Denial, Psychological; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000523:psychology; D009865:Oocytes; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology*; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000523:psychology