Disclosure patterns of mode of conception among mothers and fathers–5-year follow-up of the Copenhagen Multi-centre Psychosocial Infertility (COMPI) cohort

BACKGROUND Most studies on disclosure of mode of conception after fertility treatment have focused on donor insemination. We present a large, longitudinal cohort study of fertility patients who conceived through a variety of fertility treatments, including both non-donor and donor techniques. METHOD...

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Published in:Human reproduction (Oxford) 2010-08, Vol.25 (8), p.2006-2017
Main Authors: Rosholm, Rikke, Lund, Rikke, Molbo, Drude, Schmidt, Lone
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
clinical epidemiology
Denmark
disclosure
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
infertility
Infertility - psychology
Insemination, Artificial, Heterologous - psychology
longitudinal cohort study
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical sciences
medically assisted reproduction
Oocyte Donation - psychology
Regression Analysis
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted - psychology
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Truth Disclosure
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Summary:BACKGROUND Most studies on disclosure of mode of conception after fertility treatment have focused on donor insemination. We present a large, longitudinal cohort study of fertility patients who conceived through a variety of fertility treatments, including both non-donor and donor techniques. METHODS A cohort of 2812 women and men (n = 1406 couples) received questionnaires when initiating fertility treatment and at 1-year and 5-year follow-ups. At the 5-year follow up, the response rate was 69.4% and 1036 of the responding participants had at least one child born after fertility treatment. Around 66% of the children were conceived with in vitro fertilization or intrauterine insemination with partners semen, 26% with intracytoplasmic sperm injection, 7% with donor gametes and
ISSN:0268-1161
1460-2350
DOI:10.1093/humrep/deq153