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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Fertil Steril. 2006 Nov 13;87(2):288–296. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.06.036

Table I.

INTERVIEW GUIDE

First Interview
       1. What are your thoughts about informing family members and/or friends that you have used a donated egg to become pregnant?
       2. Have you told any other individuals about your use of a donated egg for pregnancy? If so, tell me about how you informed them and what their response was.
       3. What factors did you take into consideration when you made the decision to inform others?
       4. Are there individuals that you decided not to inform about your use of a donated egg? If so, can you explain how you made this decision?
       5. Are you planning on informing the child that you are pregnant with about their biological make-up or family heritage? Tell me about your reasoning for this.
Second Interview
       1. Would you like to add any other information about your thoughts on informing other individuals, including the resulting child about your using donor eggs to have a baby?
       2. Last time we talked you mentioned ... [question individualized to specificdisclosure content from 1st interview with woman]. Can you explain that some more?