| Table 3. Aspects related to parenting through egg reception. | |||
| Question | Agree |
Partially agree |
Disagree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kids born from donated eggs are the same as any other children | 36 (97.3) | 1 (2.7) | (0.0) |
| My genetic connection with the child will be the same as my partner’s | 22 (59.4) | 9 (24.3) | 6 (16.2) |
| It does not matter how much a woman loves her child born through egg donation, she will never feel like it is really hers | 2 (5.4) | (0.00) | 35 (94.5) |
| It is hard to accept the loss of my genetic load | 5 (13.5) | 18 (48.6) | 14 (37.8) |
| The feelings that surround having a child conceived through gamete donation bothers me | 2 (5.4) | 7 (18.9) | 28 (75.6) |
| You fear that the donor will regret her decision and will start looking for the child | 1 (2.7) | 3 (8.1) | 33 (89.1) |
| I accept egg donation to give my partner a genetic child | 9 (24.3) | 12 (32.4) | 16 (43.2) |
| Women who receive donated eggs could have mixed feelings about their child | 2 (5.41) | 7 (18.9) | 28 (75.6) |
| I chose egg reception instead of adoption because I have a strong desire of experiencing pregnancy | 21 (56.7) | 10 (27.0) | 6 (16.2) |
| It is important that parents talk to their kids about how they were conceived | 11 (29.7) | 14 (37.8) | 12 (32.4) |
| No one besides the parents and the medical team should know how the child was conceived | 14 (37.8) | 16 (43.2) | 7 (18.9) |
| Comparisons of appearance between mother and son/daughter will not affect me | 23 (62.1) | 10 (27.0) | 4 (10.8) |
| If people knew how my child was conceived, they would discriminate him/her | 3 (8.1) | 6 (16.2) | 28 (75.6) |
| It is important that my family knows that my child was conceived by a donated egg | 7 (18.9) | 4 (10.8) | 26 (70.2) |
| It is important that the pediatrician or doctor of my child knows that he/she was conceived by a donated egg | 23 (62.1) | 8 (21.6) | 6 (16.2) |
| I feel inferior as a woman for recurring to egg reception in order to have a child | (0.0) | 6 (16.2) | 31 (83.7) |
| It is important for the child’s identity to know where he/she is from | 6 (16.2) | 11 (29.7) | 20 (54.0) |
| If you are thinking of keeping the egg receiving a secret, you are doing it to protect the child | 22 (59.4) | 10 (27.0) | 5 (13.5) |
| If my child found out that I have hidden his/her origins from him/her, it would damage our relationship | 8 (21.6) | 10 (27.0) | 19 (51.3) |
| I feel capable of handling negative or embarrassing comments about using donated eggs | 23 (62.1) | 10 (27.0) | 4 (10.8) |
Number of patients = 37.