Parenthood desire, childbearing plans and oocyte utilization among women who previously underwent planned oocyte cryopreservation

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RESEARCH QUESTION: To examine the motivations, life circumstances and parenthood aspirations of a cohort of women who underwent planned oocyte cryopreservation (POC) at a Canadian academic IVF centre.

DESIGN: A single-site, cross-sectional, anonymous quantitative study using a study-specific questionnaire administrated via SurveyMonkey®. Of the 224 women who completed at least one POC cycle between 2012 and 2018, 198 were reached by email and invited to participate.

RESULTS: Of the 98 (49.5%) questionnaires returned, 86 were fully completed and were analysed. Mean age at first POC cycle was 35.7 ± 2.4 (range 27-43) and at survey was 37.7 ± 2.5 years. At POC, 77% were single and 97.7% childless. At survey, 96% had not attempted to use their cryopreserved oocytes, yet 26 (30%) had tried natural conception or fertility treatments. Of these, three conceived naturally and two by assisted reproduction. Eighty-five per cent expressed a strong motherhood desire and 67.1% indicated that usage of their cryopreserved oocytes was mostly contingent on relationship status. Many expressed a desire for shared genetic parenthood within a committed relationship. Forty-seven per cent did not want to carry a pregnancy beyond the age of 46.

CONCLUSION: The findings of this study confirm the central role of age and relationship status in influencing women's POC decisions and oocyte utilization plans. The late age at POC could be explained by women using it toward the end of their peak reproductive years to leverage their remaining chances of genetic motherhood. Surveying women at later points following POC would help to gain a more comprehensive picture of their oocyte utilization and disposition plans.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

Reproductive biomedicine online - 42(2021), 2 vom: 15. Feb., Seite 442-450

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yee, Samantha [VerfasserIn]
Goodman, Carly V [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Vivian [VerfasserIn]
Lipton, Nechama J [VerfasserIn]
Librach, Clifford L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Egg cryopreservation
Fertility preservation
Journal Article
Oocyte cryopreservation
Planned egg freezing
Planned oocyte cryopreservation
Social egg freezing

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Date Completed 26.11.2021

Date Revised 26.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.rbmo.2020.10.004

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318132796