This paper takes the view that compensated donation and altruism are not incompatible. In particular, it holds that the arguments against giving compensation stand on weak rational grounds: (1) the charge that compensation fosters “commodification” has neither been specific enough to account for different types of monetary transactions nor sufficiently grounded in reality to be rationally convi...

introduction: iron deficiency anemia is an important limiting factor for the number of donations in regular donors. limited data is available on the iron status in iranian donors. this study was conduced to evaluate the prevalence of iron deficiency and its related factors in blood donors at shiraz blood transfusion centre in 2005. methods: this descriptive study was done on all blood donors wh...

Background Despite considerable advances in reproductive technology, its application is like a double-edged sword, which is associated with numerous challenges. One of the most challenging issues for couples is disclosure of conception circumstances to the offspring. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the decisions of infertile couples undergoing assisted reproductive donation...

Abstract Study question How do compensated egg donors in two different cultural and regulatory settings view anonymous donation understand the implications of consumer ancestry testing? Summary answer Spanish U.S. differ their desire for anonymity, awareness testing, testing maintaining anonymity. What is known already In literature, many have expressed concern that without promise anonymity pe...

BACKGROUND Parenting and children's adjustment were examined in 30 surrogacy families, 31 egg donation families, 35 donor insemination families, and 53 natural conception families. METHODS Parenting was assessed at age 3 by a standardized interview designed to assess quality of parenting and by questionnaire measures of anxiety, depression, and marital quality. Children's adjustment was asses...