The last vial. What it means to (aspiring) parents to use the same sperm donor for siblings
Introduction: A lot of attention has been given to the quest of parents, children and donors to find donor siblings (= half siblings who share the same donor gametes but who are born in different families). However, literature is scarce about the use of the same sperm donor for subsequent children i...
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| author | Sara Somers Veerle Provoost An Ravelingien Ann Buysse Guido Pennings Petra De Sutter |
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| description | Introduction: A lot of attention has been given to the quest of parents, children and donors to find donor siblings (= half siblings who share the same donor gametes but who are born in different families). However, literature is scarce about the use of the same sperm donor for subsequent children in the same family. Methods: This study included 68 lesbian and heterosexual (aspiring) parents, recruited at the Department of Reproductive Medicine of Ghent University Hospital (Belgium). The in-depth semi-structured couple interviews were performed between October 2012 and October 2013. Data were analyzed through step-by-step inductive thematic analysis. Results: The couples showed a clear preference to use the same sperm donor for their children. The most common reasons for this preference were related to the family or sibling relationships and medical reasons. Uncertainty about the availability of the same donor over time seeped through in their stories. Most lesbian aspiring parents decided that both partners should have a genetic link with at least one child. Conclusion: The use of the same sperm donor for subsequent conceptions appeared quasi unambiguously in the interviews of the lesbian and heterosexual (aspiring) parents in our study. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-141bbcf1c23f4ac196813b6c7ae3a5aa2023-09-14T12:44:00ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology0167-482X1743-89422020-01-01411626810.1080/0167482X.2019.15854251585425The last vial. What it means to (aspiring) parents to use the same sperm donor for siblingsSara Somers0Veerle Provoost1An Ravelingien2Ann Buysse3Guido Pennings4Petra De Sutter5Ghent University HospitalGhent UniversityGhent UniversityGhent UniversityGhent UniversityGhent University HospitalIntroduction: A lot of attention has been given to the quest of parents, children and donors to find donor siblings (= half siblings who share the same donor gametes but who are born in different families). However, literature is scarce about the use of the same sperm donor for subsequent children in the same family. Methods: This study included 68 lesbian and heterosexual (aspiring) parents, recruited at the Department of Reproductive Medicine of Ghent University Hospital (Belgium). The in-depth semi-structured couple interviews were performed between October 2012 and October 2013. Data were analyzed through step-by-step inductive thematic analysis. Results: The couples showed a clear preference to use the same sperm donor for their children. The most common reasons for this preference were related to the family or sibling relationships and medical reasons. Uncertainty about the availability of the same donor over time seeped through in their stories. Most lesbian aspiring parents decided that both partners should have a genetic link with at least one child. Conclusion: The use of the same sperm donor for subsequent conceptions appeared quasi unambiguously in the interviews of the lesbian and heterosexual (aspiring) parents in our study.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0167482X.2019.1585425donor conceptionsperm donationsiblingsgay parentingqualitative methods |
| spellingShingle | Sara Somers Veerle Provoost An Ravelingien Ann Buysse Guido Pennings Petra De Sutter The last vial. What it means to (aspiring) parents to use the same sperm donor for siblings Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology donor conception sperm donation siblings gay parenting qualitative methods |
| title | The last vial. What it means to (aspiring) parents to use the same sperm donor for siblings |
| title_full | The last vial. What it means to (aspiring) parents to use the same sperm donor for siblings |
| title_fullStr | The last vial. What it means to (aspiring) parents to use the same sperm donor for siblings |
| title_full_unstemmed | The last vial. What it means to (aspiring) parents to use the same sperm donor for siblings |
| title_short | The last vial. What it means to (aspiring) parents to use the same sperm donor for siblings |
| title_sort | last vial what it means to aspiring parents to use the same sperm donor for siblings |
| topic | donor conception sperm donation siblings gay parenting qualitative methods |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0167482X.2019.1585425 |
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