title: [Are patients in the postpartum period potential egg donors?].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In France, oocyte donation program is still underdeveloped because of lack of donors and this situation entails an important wave of cross border medical tourism to different European countries mainly Spain and Greece. In 2011, the General inspection of social affairs report recommended to the biomedicine agency to promote spontaneous oocyte donation via different channels of information to develop this national program. The main objective of this study is to assess the knowledge of women after baby delivery about oocyte donation. The second objective is the identification of ways to assure better information and to promote oocyte donation.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a prospective study with anonymous questionnaire distribution to women after delivery at obstetrics/gynecology department of the Regional University Hospital and Maternity-Children Unit "Victor-Pauchet" of Amiens, from December 2012 to January 2013.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two hundred and fifty-five questionnaires were distributed and 242 of them were analyzed (94.9%). About oocyte donation knowledge: 28% did not know it was possible, 45% did not know it was legal in France, 54% did not know who was concerned and 36% know that a treatment is necessary, 9% think that oocyte donation is paid and 10% it is non-anonymous. If 67% seems to be favorable to this initiative, only 35% could accept to realize it. About information efficiency, 88% think not to receive enough information, 64% would like to have more information. The health care professional wanted to give this information is an obstetrician (51%), a midwife (37%) and a nurse (12%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Oocyte donation program is misoriented due to a lack of information. Obstetricians and midwives have an important educational and informative role to support oocyte donation. Specific strategy of communication and valuable targeted information are needed to motivate potential donor and achieve the objectives of the program.
authors.affiliation: Médecine et biologie de la reproduction, cytogénétique et CECOS de Picardie, CHU d'Amiens, 124, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 80000 Amiens, France. Electronic address: cabry.rosalie@chu-amiens.fr.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cabry-Goubet
authors.affiliation: Médecine et biologie de la reproduction, cytogénétique et CECOS de Picardie, CHU d'Amiens, 124, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 80000 Amiens, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lombart
authors.affiliation: Médecine et biologie de la reproduction, cytogénétique et CECOS de Picardie, CHU d'Amiens, 124, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 80000 Amiens, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scheffler-Garhieni
authors.affiliation: Médecine et biologie de la reproduction, cytogénétique et CECOS de Picardie, CHU d'Amiens, 124, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 80000 Amiens, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lourdel
authors.affiliation: Médecine et biologie de la reproduction, cytogénétique et CECOS de Picardie, CHU d'Amiens, 124, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 80000 Amiens, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carette
authors.affiliation: Médecine et biologie de la reproduction, cytogénétique et CECOS de Picardie, CHU d'Amiens, 124, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 80000 Amiens, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Devaux
authors.affiliation: Médecine et biologie de la reproduction, cytogénétique et CECOS de Picardie, CHU d'Amiens, 124, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 80000 Amiens, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Copin
authors.affiliation: Médecine et biologie de la reproduction, cytogénétique et CECOS de Picardie, CHU d'Amiens, 124, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 80000 Amiens, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benkhalifa
authors.affiliation: Médecine et biologie de la reproduction, cytogénétique et CECOS de Picardie, CHU d'Amiens, 124, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 80000 Amiens, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Merviel
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005602:France; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D018587:Oocyte Donation; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000502:physiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014019:Tissue Donors
keywords: Connaissances en suite de couches; Don d’ovocytes; Knowledge after delivery; Moyens d’amélioration; Oocyte donation; Way to promote