title: Psychological follow-up of women evaluated as oocyte donors.
abstract: Forty-five women were evaluated as candidates to donate oocytes to an infertile couple. Twenty-four women completed a cycle as oocyte donors. Follow-up data on donor satisfaction were obtained for 23 women. Ninety-one per cent were moderately to extremely satisfied with the experience and 74% would donate for another cycle if given the chance. Transient adverse psychological symptoms were reported by two donors but were resolved with medical or psychological treatment. Two women became pregnant soon after donation, one unintentionally. Psychological risk factors predicted donor candidates' decisions to participate and their compliance but were not predictive (within the group that completed a cycle) of donor satisfaction as follow-up or recipient pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Center for Sexual Function, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Schover
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Quigley
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blankstein
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kanoti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009865:Oocytes; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000523:psychology*