Table III.

Reasons for using a connection website.

Theme*	Description	Quotations
Attributes of website (n = 79)	Positive reputation and qualities	‘serious’, ‘trustworthy’, ‘moderated’, ‘safe’, ‘popular’
Access to recipients (n = 26)	Including access to recipients in genuine need, the LGBT community, countries where sperm donation services are limited/prohibited	‘Access to truly interested people’ ‘Reaches those who cannot afford private treatment’
Ease of use (n = 17)	Directness of website as medium of contact	‘It was simple, straightforward, and flexible—it was really up to me how it would progress, so I could always stop if not happy’ ‘It acted as a medium for two parties to connect—no real middlemen, or hoops to jump through’
Communication and contact (n = 12)	Enables communication with recipient before and after birth and contact with child	‘I'd like to have some connection with the recipient, to know it all worked out well’ ‘Allows me to have contact with the child before he or she is 18 years old’
Control and choice (n = 9)	Including choice over recipients, level of communication with recipient families	‘I have control over my anonymity in a way that I wouldn't through a clinic’ ‘Being able to find out a little bit about the prospective parents and retain some control on how my sperm is used’
Other limitations of clinics (n = 5)	Including high costs, bureaucracy, regulations	‘No red tape of clinic’ ‘Too old to donate at a sperm bank’

*Coded from 134 responses to the open-ended question, ‘Why have you decided to donate your sperm through Pride Angel?’; responses that identified generic reasons for donating sperm rather than specific reasons for donating via a website were excluded.