Attitudes towards embryo donation in Swedish women and men of reproductive age.

ABSTRACT:

Background

When performing in-vitro fertilization (IVF), more embryos than needed are often derived. These embryos are usually frozen and stored, but as ruled by Swedish law they have to be discarded after 5 years. In other countries it is legal to donate the excess embryos to other infertile couples who for different reasons cannot undergo the procedure of IVF. The aim of the present study was to investigate public opinion in Sweden regarding different aspects of embryo donation.

Methods

A questionnaire regarding attitudes towards aspects of embryo donation was sent to a randomized sample of 1,000 Swedish women and men of reproductive age.

Results

A total of 34% responded to the questionnaires. A majority of the respondents (73%) were positive towards embryo donation

SUBMITTER: Wanggren K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3713384 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature