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Gamete and embryo donation

Yolanda García-Ruiz,Diana Guerra-Díaz-2012-07-05-Cambridge University Press eBooks
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Spain has a strong culture of family life. Family relationships are often close and people grow up aspiring to have their own children. So, if a couple find that they are infertile and may need the assistance of a gamete donor to have children, this can be deeply disturbing. Their hopes and expectations of having ‘their own’ children may crumble and their feelings of esteem and personal worth can be jeopardized. Many feel deeply frustrated and find this one of the most challenging situations they have had to face in life. In Spain there is little understanding of what conception by assisted reproduction techniques (ARTs) is and no knowledge of gamete donation, and this can make the experience even more difficult for prospective parents.

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Spain has a strong culture of family life. Family relationships are often close and people grow up aspiring to have their own children. So, if a couple find that they are infertile and may need the assistance of a gamete donor to have children, this can be deeply disturbing. Their hopes and expectations of having ‘their own’ children may crumble and their feelings of esteem and personal worth can be jeopardized. Many feel deeply frustrated and find this one of the most challenging situations they have had to face in life. In Spain there is little understanding of what conception by assisted reproduction techniques (ARTs) is and no knowledge of gamete donation, and this can make the experience even more difficult for prospective parents.

Keywords

FeelingFace (sociological concept)GameteDonationSocial psychologyPsychologyChildlessnessReproduction

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