| Supplementary Material 1. EMODON Questionnaire (Last Revision: June 2024) | |||
| EMODON STUDIO | |||
| Title of the study | Study on motivations and emotional experiences in egg donors in Spain EMODON Study: Emotional Donors |
| Protocol code | MR48 |
| Promoter | Instituto Bernabéu / Fertty Clinic |
| Principal Investigators | Marta Guerri Pons and Natalia Romera Agulló |
| Age | ||
| Country of origin | ||
| Do you have any children? | YES | NO |
| Have you donated eggs more than once? If so, how many times? | ||
| What motivated you to donate eggs? (You can select more than one option.) | The possibility of helping other women | |
| Financial compensation | ||
| Knowing if I am fertile | ||
| Others |
| How long did it take from the time you decided to donate until you completed the process? | Between one and two months | |
| Between two and four months | ||
| More than four months |
| Did you have any doubts when making the decision? | YES | NO |
| Have you shared your intention to donate with anyone (family, friends, etc.)? | YES | NO |
| If the previous answer is affirmative, have you felt supported? | YES | NO |
| Before starting the egg donation process, did you have any concerns or fears? | YES | NO |
| If the previous answer is yes, please indicate what your main concerns were (multiple options may be selected) |
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| Possible changes in my fertility in the future. | |
| The possibility of an unwanted pregnancy during treatment. | |
| The fact of going through an operating room. | |
| The risks or side effects of anesthesia. | |
| The medication injections. | |
| The effect of hormones on my body. | |
| Not injecting myself properly | |
| Possible pain during treatment. | |
| The possibility of being diagnosed with a serious hereditary disease. | |
| The emotional impact of knowing that there could be a child genetically related to me in the world. | |
| Others (please specify). _______________________________________________ |
| How would you describe your emotional state during the donation process? (multiple options can be selected) | Stable, as always | |
| More nervous | ||
| More irritable | ||
| More distressed | ||
| Others | ||
| And after the donation process? (multiple options can be selected) |
Peaceful | |
| Nervous | ||
| Irritable | ||
| Distressed | ||
| Others |
| Do you think the donation process has had any impact on your emotional or psychological well-being? |
Yes |
| No | |
| Did you feel supported by the professionals? | Yes |
| No |
| I've never thought about it. |
| If the law were to change and anonymity were to disappear, how would you feel? (multiple options can be selected) | I trust that it would not affect me because the current law is anonymous. | |
| It wouldn't influence me. | ||
| I would be worried | ||
| I would not perform a new donation cycle |
| What changes would you suggest to improve emotional and psychological support for egg donors? |
| Any other comments or suggestions you'd like to share? |