title: Demographic variables related to successful anonymous oocyte donor recruitment.
abstract: Only 4% of initial applicants to the oocyte donor program completed the screening process and actually donated a cohort of oocytes. Medical screen-outs were more likely for women who had children, were unmarried, and were less educated, whereas psychological screen-outs were more common among younger applicants, and both younger and African-American women were more likely to withdraw without donating.
authors.affiliation: Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Science Center, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sachs
authors.forename: Sharon N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Covington
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Toll
authors.forename: Kevin S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Purcell
authors.forename: Frank E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D017533:Marital Status; D009042:Motivation; D018587:Oocyte Donation / Q000523:psychology; D010298:Parity; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D018579:Patient Selection; D011247:Pregnancy; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012067:Religion; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States; D044465:White People; D055815:Young Adult