Table III.
Experience of donation.
| Sperm bank donors | Online donors | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | p | |
| Concerns about being a donor | <.001a | ||
| No concerns | 134 (79.8) | 34 (48.6) | |
| Yes, minor concerns | 28 (16.7) | 24 (34.3) | |
| Yes, moderate concerns | 3 (1.8) | 9 (12.9) | |
| Yes, major concerns | 1 (0.6) | 2 (2.9) | |
| Not specified | 1 (1.4) | ||
| Discussion with others | |||
| I would tell anyone | 9 (5.4) | 6 (8.6) | ns |
| My spouse/partner | 49 (29.2) | 22 (31.4) | ns |
| My children | 0 (0) | 3 (4.3) | ns |
| My mother | 26 (15.5) | 11 (15.7) | ns |
| My father | 20 (11.9) | 11 (4.6) | ns |
| My siblings | 16 (9.5) | 9 (12.9) | ns |
| Other family members | 5 (3.0) | 7 (10.0) | .045b |
| Friends | 50 (29.8) | 35 (50) | .005c |
| Work colleagues | 5 (3.0) | 10 (14.3) | .002b |
| Doctor or other health professional | 2 (1.2) | 10 (14.3) | .000b |
| Counsellor or psychologist | 2 (1.2) | 8 (11.4) | .001b |
| Other | 2 (1.2) | 1 (1.4) | ns |
| Spouse/partner’s feelings about donation | ns | ||
| Positive | 25 (40) | 13 (40.6) | |
| Neutral | 13 (20) | 4 (12.5) | |
| Negative | 9 (13.8) | 6 (18.8) | |
| Mixed | 13 (20) | 7 (21.9) | |
| Not sure | 4 (6.2) | 2 (6.3) |
aMann Whitney U test
bFisher’s Exact test
cChi-Square test