Table 4. Analysis based on respondent age.
Questions Age(years)
≤35 36-39 40-45 >45 P
Can a healthy young woman help an unknown infertile person simply out of kindness? Do you believe that the donation can occur without any reward? Y:77.2%a Y:77.6%b Y:74.2% Y:70.1%a,b a-b<0.05
Would a reward for the donation help healthy women at fertile ages decide to donate the oocytes? Y:87.6%a Y:84.7% Y:83% Y:81.2%a a<0.05
Did you know there are sperm banks in Brazil where you can choose the blood type; skin, hair and eye colors; ethnicity; origin; weight; height; occupation; and hobbies of the donor? Y:59.8% Y:61.9% Y:58.5% Y:62.4% ns
The controversy regarding oocyte donation does not occur with sperm donation. Do you believe that this fact may indicate prejudice against women? Y:46.7%a Y:52.7% Y:54.8%a Y:51% a<0.05
Do you think the oocyte donor should be entitled to custody of the child? Y:5.2% Y:6.4% Y:4.8% Y:5.4% ns
Do you think it would be better to have the donated oocytes originating from a healthy woman (who does not have reproductive issues) rather than a woman who needs treatment to get pregnant? Y:63.5% Y:58.4%a,b Y:68.5%a Y:67.8%b a<0.05
Do you think the lack of oocytes for donation occurs because the sale of these gametes is prohibited in Brazil? Y:60.3%a Y:66.9% Y:65.2% Y:68.7%a a<0.05
Do you think that financially rewarded donation would be the most practical solution for reducing the waiting time of infertile couples? Y:68.5%a Y:64.4% Y:63.6% Y:61.8%a a<0.05
Do you agree with the policy of women donating their oocytes in exchange for subsidized treatments and rewards, such as gynecological check-ups, contraceptive methods, airfare and lodging? Y:60.6% Y:61.6% Y:63.3% Y:62.1% ns
ns:not significant. Within-row values with the same superscript letter were significantly different.
Y:Yes