Parental disclosure to offspring created with oocyte donation: intentions versus reality.

Study Question: Do parents with children created through oocyte donation (OD) follow through with their original intentions regarding disclosure to their offspring, and if not, why not?

Summary Answer: Although 43% of this study population had disclosed to their offspring as intended, 39% had delayed disclosure because of uncertainty about how and when to disclose.

What Is Known Already: Previous research studies have primarily investigated the intentions of families regarding disclosure to offspring conceived with gamete donation, but have not focused on what actually occurs in the disclosure process.

Study Design, Size, Duration: Data from 72 subjects were collected utilizing a 52-item questionnaire developed by the authors from January to May 2012.

Postmortem sperm retrieval: the effect of instituting guidelines.

Purpose: Postmortem sperm retrieval (PMSR) raises serious medical and ethical concerns. In this study we report the effect of intra-institutional guidelines developed for the permissibility of the procedure on the number of procurement procedures performed.

Materials And Methods: The family members of 22 men who died suddenly sought PMSR.