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. 2016 Aug 19;31(9):2082–2089. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dew166

Table V.

Actual donors' frequency of contact with donor offspring* by sexual orientation.

Sexual orientation
Total
Heterosexual
Gay and Bisexual
n % n % n %
Frequent 2 3.4 7 58.3 9 12.9
 Everyday 0 0 1 8.3 1 1.4
 Once a week 1 1.7 1 8.3 2 2.9
 Once a fortnight 0 0 1 8.3 1 1.4
 Once every 1–2 months 1 1.7 4 33.3 5 7.1
Occasional 12 20.7 0 0 12 17.1
 Once every six months 5 8.6 0 0 5 7.1
 Once a year 4 6.9 0 0 4 5.7
 Less than once a year 3 5.2 0 0 3 4.3
No contact 44 75.9 5 41.7 49 70.0

*Participants with >1 donor offspring referred to the child they had most contact with.

Bold values indicate significance at P = 0.00.