Age when learning about mode of conception and well-being among young adults conceived with ART

Autor: Jane Fisher, Jane Halliday, Karin Hammarberg, John McBain, Cate Wilson
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. 33:466-477
ISSN: 1469-672X
0264-6838
DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2015.1015115
Popis: Objective: To investigate the age at which young adults recalled learning about being assistive reproductive technologies (ART)-conceived and the association with subjective well-being and parental relationship. Background: The use of ART is increasing. Parents are encouraged to tell children about the way they were conceived when they are young. Little is known about whether age when learning about being ART-conceived influences adult well-being. Methods: A structured interview was conducted with women who gave birth as a result of ART in Victoria, Australia 1982–1992 and their young adult offspring. The young adults’ interview included questions about age when learning about ART conception and perceived quality of the parental relationship, and a standardised measure of subjective well-being. Results: 547/594 (92%) young adults agreed to participate. Of these, 10.6% (n = 58) were conceived with donor gametes; 77% had been informed about their ART-conception before the age of 12, 18% when they were betwe...
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