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 |