A taxonomy of possible reasons for and against sperm donation

作者：Bossema Ercolie R^*; Janssens Pim M W; Landwehr Frieda; Treucker Roswitha G L; Van Duinen Kor; Nap Annemiek W; Geenen Rinie

来源：Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2013, 92(6): 679-685.

DOI：10.1111/aogs.12059

• Altruism
• attitudes
• fertility
• insemination
• procreation
• reproduction
• sperm banks
• sperm donation

Objective Various reasons may guide the decision of men to become a sperm donor. Our aim was to identify a comprehensive set of possible reasons for and against sperm donation. Design Concept mapping. Setting Assisted reproduction clinics. Sample Nine sperm donors and seven non-sperm donors. Methods Interviews to obtain statements for and against sperm donation, card-sorting tasks to categorize these statements according to similarity, and hierarchical cluster analysis to structure these categorizations. Main outcome measures Hierarchical structure with reasons for and against sperm donation. Results The hierarchical structure with 91 reasons comprised selfishness (including narcissism and procreation), psychosocial drives (including altruism, detached procreation, and sexual/financial satisfaction), and psychosocial barriers (including normative and moral barriers related to oneself, one's spouse, the donor child, and society). Conclusions The identified hierarchical overview of reasons for and against sperm donation may help potential sperm donors when considering becoming a sperm donor, enable more systematic counseling of potential sperm donors, and guide further research on reasons for and against sperm donation.

• 出版日期2013-6