Table 5.
Oocyte donors' (n = 165) and sperm donors' (n = 89) perceptions post-donation
| Oocyte donors | Sperm donors | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | pValue | |||||
| I am concerned over my future fertility | |||||||||
| Agree | 13 | 7.9 | 5 | 5.6 | 0.796 | ||||
| Neutral | 14 | 8.5 | 8 | 9.0 | |||||
| Disagree | 138 | 83.6 | 76 | 85.4 | |||||
| I feel that my family and friends are proud of my donor contribution | |||||||||
| Agree | 117 | 74.1 | 17 | 23.3 | <0.001 | ||||
| Neutral | 25 | 15.8 | 28 | 38.4 | |||||
| Disagree | 16 | 10.1 | 28 | 38.4 | |||||
| It is hard for family and friends to understand all the aspects of my donation | |||||||||
| Agree | 22 | 14.3 | 10 | 15.6 | 0.002 | ||||
| Neutral | 25 | 16.2 | 24 | 37.5 | |||||
| Disagree | 107 | 69.5 | 30 | 46.9 | |||||
| The donation is for me totally completed/finished after the donation procedure | |||||||||
| Agree | 73 | 46.5 | 19 | 22.4 | 0.001 | ||||
| Neutral | 23 | 14.6 | 21 | 24.7 | |||||
| Disagree | 61 | 38.9 | 45 | 52.9 | |||||