Consent for oocyte donation

我们联系了美国在线疾控中心数据库中列出的体外受精(IVF)诊所(n=470)。如果试管受精诊所使用了捐赠者的卵子，并使用了一些多余的胚胎进行研究，他们被要求发送一份他们的同意书(S)进行分析。在波士顿马萨诸塞大学调查研究中心的合作下，对同意书进行了审查和编码，以获取有关捐赠的信息，特别是任何提到可能的研究用途的信息。那些自称从未为研究捐赠材料的诊所被排除在外。从近100家诊所收到了同意书。数据分析表明，大多数卵母细胞捐赠者并不被告知他们的卵子可能含有可能用于研究的多余胚胎。

In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) clinics in the US listed in the online CDC database (n=470) were contacted. It the IVF clinic utilized donor eggs and used some excess embryos for research, they were asked to send a copy of their consent form(s) for analysis. With the collaboration of the Center for Survey Research at the University of Massachusetts in Boston, the consent forms were reviewed and coded for information about donation and specifically any mention of possible research uses. Clinics who said they never donated materials for research were excluded. Consent forms were received from almost 100 clinics. Data were analyzed and showed that most oocyte donors are not informed that their eggs may be in excess embryos that might be used for research.