Self-image and social-image of the donors: Two different views from oocyte donors' eyes.

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      ATTITUDE (Psychology); GROUP identity; INTERVIEWING; OVUM donation; QUALITATIVE research; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; DECISION making; BODY image; ORGAN donors
    • Abstract:
      To identify the perceptions of women oocyte donors this qualitative study was conducted on 30 oocyte donors using in-depth interview. The three main categories of decision-making challenge, the consequences of participation in assisted reproductive treatment, and the contrast between the self-image and social-image of the donor were inferred. Financial and altruistic motivation, social taboo, and the approval of trusted people were the sub-categories of the decision-making challenge. The results of the study showed that the decision for oocyte donation follows the effort of women to balance the financial and spiritual benefits of the donation against its cultural barriers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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